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11 Oct 24 Video

Videogames & Mental Health

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Dr Chun Chiang Sin Fai Lam

MB Bch BAO MRCPsych FHEA PGCert(Edu)

Living with Tics or Tourette Syndrome (TS)

The impact of videogames on mental health, whether children or adults, has been a contentious topic for years.

Do they encourage people to be more withdrawn? Is all that screentime bad for you? Do they mask something deeper that might be wrong? Or can they provide positive interactions, and a sense of community?

Consultant psychiatrist, and co-founder of registered charity Gaming the Mind (https://gamingthemind.org/), Dr Chun Chiang Sin Fai Lam sits down with us to talk us through his perspective.

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