Children of all ages around the world seem to love video games, much to the chagrin of parents, teachers, and health care professionals. Conventional wisdom would have everyone believe that video ...

Children struggling with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder often take drugs such as Ritalin or Adderall. Now, doctors can write those kids a new prescription - for a video game. But Dr. Joseph ...

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Targeted video games could help reduce symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and depression in children and adolescents, results of a new review ...

Cameron has been holding a controller for about as long as he can remember, developing a special love for The Elder Scrolls and Halo at a young age. When he isn't playing virtual games, he can most ...

Can a video game help children struggling with ADHD? That question inspired hopeful headlines last month after the Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of the first digital game that may ...

Video games are often criticized for their addictive qualities and links to increased aggressiveness, but they also have been found to be useful in health care settings for physiotherapy and pain ...

Parents of children who play a lot of video games can breathe a sigh of relief: gaming won't cause or intensify their child's ADHD symptoms. "We found no negative consequences for children who spent ...

(CNN)The first video game-based treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The video game, called EndeavorRx and ...

A phone game a day keeps the doctor away. That’s right, the US Food and Drug Administration gave the green light Monday to the first-ever video-game based therapy for attention deficit hyperactivity ...

Editor's note: The original version of this story claimed that STARS-ADHD Adjunctive enrolled 2016 subjects, instead of 206. We apologize for this error. Digital ...

physical health. They promote a sedentary lifestyle, and many believe that the sensory overload that comes from playing many types of games actually contributes to learning disabilities such as ...