The first patients to be treated for video game addiction are as young as 12.

The first patients to be treated for video game addiction are as young as 12. Following the World Health Organization’s official inclusion of video game addiction as a mental disorder, the NHS has identified potential patients that range in age from 12-to-20-years-old. They’ve demonstrated that their personal lives and relationships are impacted, and according to one doctor, “They are different to gamblers or alcoholics. It's a younger generation…” (Telegraph)