General / Off-Topic Mental health and gaming.

[Deleted member 110222]

Does anyone know of any studies that suggest people suffering from some kind of mental illness, is more likely to be a "gamer"?

I'm looking for information to bring to my next meeting with the doctor. We talk about my gaming a lot.

 

[Ian Skippy]

Here ya go mate:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8aua5zsfw5z67va/A_meta-analysis_of_pathological_gaming.pdf?dl=0

Its basically about people who play games excessively, and the co-morbidity with other mental illness. They end with a rough estimate of 3.1%, which isn't really notably different from people who dont play games excessively. Its not specifically aimed at a single mental illness.

 

[Manticore]

Thanks for the link. It should be an interesting read.

 

[Deleted member 115407]

Does anyone know of any studies that suggest people suffering from some kind of mental illness, is more likely to be a "gamer"?

I'm looking for information to bring to my next meeting with the doctor. We talk about my gaming a lot.

You changed your name to that of your pilot?

Boy, you cra-zee.

 

[Arry]

For a moment, I was wondering; where is rainbow farts?

You might want to look at this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42541404

Take care.

 

[Deleted member 110222]

Yeah, I changed name to my character for the sake of streaming. Want to keep everything unified by name. Because of how names on Xbox work, character name won.

I'll be keeping my old handle in my signature, to aid confusion.

 

[Deleted member 115407]

Here ya go mate:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8aua5zsfw5z67va/A_meta-analysis_of_pathological_gaming.pdf?dl=0

Its basically about people who play games excessively, and the co-morbidity with other mental illness. They end with a rough estimate of 3.1%, which isn't really notably different from people who dont play games excessively. Its not specifically aimed at a single mental illness.

ech... reading, dude? At least link us to a 20/20 video that we can watch while we play.

 

[Manticore]

I prefer reading.

 

[Captain Willard]

I prefer reading.

You go. I dread every time I go to look for information and it's some clown with a 30 min you tube rambling when in 20 words or less the facts could have been presented. When you read 600 to 800 wpm, you tube is like burning in, well you know.

 

[Deleted member 115407]

It was a joke, yo.

 

[starman]

My GP has diagnosed me with Elite repetitive strain injury.

show him this

[video]https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=chinese+dies+playing+games&view=detail&mid=1A3D91AE12C2491C6EB91A3D91AE12C2491C6EB9&FORM=VIRE[/video]

 

[Patrick_68000]

My GP has diagnosed me with Elite repetitive strain injury.

show him this

[video]https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=chinese+dies+playing+games&view=detail&mid=1A3D91AE12C2491C6EB91A3D91AE12C2491C6EB9&FORM=VIRE[/url]

It's dramatic and really dangerous

 

[Winterwalker]

I have an aquaponics demonstrator, running a small fish tank and in season, chilli plants in my room to improve the environment. Space dementia and zero-G atrophy are well documented phenomena.