Problematic Internet Gaming and ADHD
January 8, 2026
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There’s a strong association between ADHD and excessive internet gaming, particularly among males. Increasingly, experts have been willing to classify excessive internet gaming as an addiction disorder, given the extensive parallels in behaviors and brain chemistry and connectivity between excessive gaming and substance abuse disorders. Although most studies just demonstrate a correlation between gaming and ADHD, there is suggestive evidence that excessive gaming can contribute to developing full-blown ADHD, as well as evidence that ADHD predisposes individuals to gaming addictions.
But the news isn’t all grim, as research has also shown that training on specific games can result in improvement in certain executive functions or real life skills.
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References:
Internet Addiction and Attention in Adolescents: A Systematic Review (2021)
Brain health consequences of digital technology use (2020)
Association of Digital Media Use With Subsequent Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among Adolescents (2018)
Five days at outdoor education camp without screens improves preteen skills with nonverbal emotion cues (2014)
The Impact of Video Games on Training Surgeons in the 21st Century (2007)
Neurobiological mechanisms underlying internet gaming disorder (2020)
Psychometric Assessment of Internet Gaming Disorder in Neuroimaging Studies: A Systematic Review (2017)
Diagnostic Contribution of the DSM-5 Criteria for Internet Gaming Disorder (2022)
Stanford researchers scoured every reputable study for the link between video games and gun violence that politicians point to. Here’s what the review found (2023)
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