Video game addiction: the necessity of addressing its prevention, diagnosis and treatment

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video games, addiction, diagnosis, therapeutics, prevention

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Juan Ricardo Sotés Martínez, Policlínico Universitario Abel Santamaría Cuadrado

Especialista en I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Profesor Asistente en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

Yeany Mesa Rodríguez, Escuela Rural 1

Licenciada en Educación

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2022-05-30

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Sotés Martínez JR, Mesa Rodríguez Y. Video game addiction: the necessity of addressing its prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2022 May 30 [cited 2025 Jul. 13];16(3):577-9. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/1611

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2022): July-September

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