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Digital Addiction

Name: Digital Addiction
Uploaded: 2015-04-16
Duration: 11 min 56 s
Description: The Internet and gaming can become addictions. Increasingly, more and more people are finding themselves using these technologies as a crutch for life's difficulties. Psychotherapist Ciaran O'Connor discusses Internet and video game addiction and how to approach such matters with clients. He describes some of the deeper issues that may be involved and the brain of an addicted gamer.

Video Type: In Practice

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  O'Connor, C. (Academic). (2015). Digital addiction [Video]. SAGE Knowledge. https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781473928282
  
  O'Connor, Ciaran. "Digital Addiction." In SAGE Video. : SAGE Publications, Ltd., 2015. Video, 00:11:56. https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781473928282.
  
  O'Connor, C., 2015. Digital Addiction, SAGE Video. [Streaming Video] London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781473928282> [Accessed 5 Aug 2021].
  
  O'Connor, Ciaran. Digital Addiction. Online video clip. SAGE Video. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd., 16 Apr 2015. doi: https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781473928282. 5 Aug 2021.
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The Internet and gaming can become addictions. Increasingly, more and more people are finding themselves using these technologies as a crutch for life's difficulties. Psychotherapist Ciaran O'Connor discusses Internet and video game addiction and how to approach such matters with clients. He describes some of the deeper issues that may be involved and the brain of an addicted gamer.