Comments on: Comparison study among children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and video games (Bioulac et al., 2008) http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/comparison-study-among-children-with-attention-deficithyperactivity-disorder-and-video-games-bioulac-et-al-2008/ Video game research review from a person with a B.A. psychology Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:25:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Wai Yen Tang http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/comparison-study-among-children-with-attention-deficithyperactivity-disorder-and-video-games-bioulac-et-al-2008/#comment-1118 Wai Yen Tang Wed, 07 May 2008 23:48:12 +0000 http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/?p=43#comment-1118 @ Rachel Mckenna I sympathize with your concerns, however it's best to discuss your concerns about addiction and ADHD with the experts who know more about the research than I do. However, psychological research on video games are still few and limited and we should not take it as seriously as undeniable proof. The authors in the article mentioned other studies that suggested possible therapeutic qualities in video games. @ Rachel Mckenna

I sympathize with your concerns, however it’s best to discuss your concerns about addiction and ADHD with the experts who know more about the research than I do.

However, psychological research on video games are still few and limited and we should not take it as seriously as undeniable proof. The authors in the article mentioned other studies that suggested possible therapeutic qualities in video games.

]]> By: Rachel McKenna http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/comparison-study-among-children-with-attention-deficithyperactivity-disorder-and-video-games-bioulac-et-al-2008/#comment-1117 Rachel McKenna Wed, 07 May 2008 21:53:06 +0000 http://vgresearcher.wordpress.com/?p=43#comment-1117 My son is currently being tested for ADHD and similar conditions. It is a totally scary time for me and my family at the moment - it appears from what I am reading that the condition predisposes kids to addictive personality traits so I can only guess how "hooked" he or similar kids could become on these games. My son is currently being tested for ADHD and similar conditions. It is a totally scary time for me and my family at the moment - it appears from what I am reading that the condition predisposes kids to addictive personality traits so I can only guess how “hooked” he or similar kids could become on these games.

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