Videogame addiction clinic opens
The clinic estimates that up to 20% of gamers, many of which are children, could develop a dependency.
The new eight-bed residential clinic in Amsterdam was set up in response to a growing demand for people with gaming addictions. It is the first of its kind in Europe.
Addicts may also experience "time warps" where all other activities are replaced with gaming. This can take extreme forms.
Tim could not even wrestle himself away from the screen for long enough to go to the toilet.
"I take an empty bottle and I pee into it," he said.
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