I work with adults and adolescents, tailoring my approach to each person’s unique needs. My specialties include working with addiction (gaming, gambling, and substance use), anxiety, and depression. I ...

Researchers found that adolescents with more symptoms of gaming addiction showed lower brain activity in the region involved in decision-making and reward processing; this blunted response to reward ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Millions of people dive into video games every day—to compete, unwind, or simply escape. But for some, that pastime can spiral into something darker, marked by isolation ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Summer break is here, which means school is out, no more homework, and it’s time to have fun. The lack of routine and scheduled activities, however, may pose ...

From Pong and Pac-Man to Minecraft and Fortnight, video games have always been a lot of fun. Sometimes, however, gamers become fixated, compulsive or — worse — spiral into a full-blown gaming disorder ...

Playing video games is a rite of passage for many adolescents, but for some, it could also be the first step to a gaming addiction. "A number one concern for parents of children and teenagers is how ...

From Judge a decision Monday by Judge Brian Wimes (W.D. Mo.) in Courtright v. Epic Games, Inc.: Carey Courtright … is the mother of K.C., a minor who was twelve years old at the time this suit was ...

Ashutosh*, 13, began failing in school, stopped speaking to his family, and stayed awake late into the night under a blanket with his phone. “I thought he was feeling cold,” his mother said at the ...

I’m an Associate Therapist focused on helping men and adolescents struggling with addictive behaviors. Whether it’s the new world of predictions markets like Kalshi, gambling on sports, endlessly ...