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Is the video-game addiction a mental disorder? By Lindsey Tanner

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19354827/ns/technology_and_science-games/t/video-game-addiction-mental-disorder/#.TsKLCWDyEVl

Tanner, Lindsey. "Is Video-game Addiction a Mental Disorder? - Technology & Science - Games - Msnbc.com." //Msnbc.com - Breaking News, Science and Tech News, World News, US News, Local News- Msnbc.com//. Lindsey Tanner, 22 June 07. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. .  They believe some kids waste all there time and life playing video games all day long. They have been sometimes where kids have killed themselves because they die on the game and get mad or they say they have no life and don't think they have a a purpose in life. The science test are with really big machines called M.R.I that study what is going on in your head like to see if your using the maximum parts of your brain. When your playing video games your using 2 parts of your brain when your multi tasking. "Up to 90% of American youngsters play video games and as many as 15% of them more than 5 million kids-may be addicted, according to data cited in the AMA council's report." "a 13-year-old identified only as Ian told of playing video games for nearly 12 hours straight." Dr. Karen Pierce said "she sees at least two children a week who plays video games excessively.

video games can cause mood and the way you act towards your family, you can get mad at them harm them by cursing them or threatened your family if they try to take the video game you are playing

world of war craft is the most played p.c. game played and a kid played it and got mad at it and killed him self in real life because video games got to his head.

Some video game addictions cause some people to lose there jobs,family, and there moral values.