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Internet Gaming Addiction | This is real, it affects many adolescents

gaming_addictionScenario:  a 14-year-old boy is in psychiatric treatment for depression and anxiety.  His name is Thomas.

Although his symptoms have partially responded to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and medication, Thomas continues to experience self described “panic attacks” that occur only at school.  This is an article about the problems associated with Internet Addiction, and the effects it has on the ‘real world’.  

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