Although extreme cases of Internet and video-- addiction have not been widely publicized in the U. S.. it’s a different story in Europe and in East Asia, where - playing has even been linked to player death. In 2006 an in - patient addiction facility for Internet and video. abuse was opened in Amsterdam, and there are several similar programs operating in China. Cash visited one such facili - run out of a military hospital - last November. " It was half boot. camp and half - psychotherapy, "she says, theorizing that the wider recognition of the problem overseas may stem from the more public nature of gaming there, as people often rely on Internet cat, s to play. In the U. S. , however, most people use the Interact or have a console (游戏机操纵台) in their own home, so problems of abuse may be going unnoticed.
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