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Video game 'Fortnite' is highly addictive, studies have shown. Alamy Stock Photo
Video game 'Fortnite' is highly addictive, studies have shown. Alamy Stock Photo
Ask the experts: Should an addiction to video games be classified as an official disorder?
Video game addiction has been classified as a mental health disorder, but is it the cause or the consequence of the illness?
Rhodri Marsden
08 June, 2019