Another behavioral problem being called a disease

I find this whole article appauling. I enjoy my computer time as well as playing games online and I have 3 well fed, well taken care of children. I play Dungeons and Dragons on computer games as well as a face to face version (when and if I have the time LOL). My children love video games too and play them a lot. My youngest who is 16 months love to sit on my lap while I play a game or create graphics on Paint Shop Pro. I don't EVER forget my kids are there--we still eat meals together, play together and if someone wants mom to read them a book, mom LEAVES the computer. If one of the girls want to play dishes, mom does that too. My husband does the same thing--puts the baby on his lap to watch (dad plays different games than mom LOL) but he will still read books, throw a ball, and build things with the teenager. I don't take my computer outside when we go out to bbq or play either. I guess its all in a choice you make. And I love my kids dearly and WANT to spend time with them. I have to agree that someone just wants to use video games/computer games as an excuse to get away with making a bad choice. If they didn't want kids and wanted to play games, then why not make the choice for birth control. Poor children...

I think this is awful and totally wrong. Abuse is abuse and neglect is neglect..Whatever the problem these people are having they are nasty in neglecting their own children. If they can treat their own kids like this what else are they capable of? It is not only an illness, they are totally sick in the head and need more than medical treatment!!

They might be internet addicted, but that doesn't excuse their horrible behavior. My middle cousin drinks too much and acts mean when he does it, but it's his choice to drink and I don't excuse his behavior. I think these people ought to get help for their addictions,If help is needed but don't blame the game. I

I hope the authorities took the children away and they are now with good people. I cannot understand how anyone would be so engrossed in a video game that they neglect their own children. That is terrible! I am glad those experts of the AMA resisted the idea of calling video game addiction a mental disorder. The parents were not stupid, they were criminal.

Disease my butt. This was pure ignorance, laziness and selfishness. I hope they jail these two for a very long time without access to any of the things they seem to enjoy most in life. On top of this they both need neutered so they can never have any more kids to abuse and neglect. Whoever this Patrick Killen is he needs to go back to school and learn about life, he certainly doesn't need to be in the job he is in if he makes that kind of stupid excuses for out and out abuse and neglect.

I don't call it a disease. I call it being pathetic and irresponsible. My husband and I both play video games, but we never allow it to consume us. It's not that important, it's only for fun. Then you have the people that become obsessed and like the couple in the article. How in the world can you neglect your children for video games? I have heard that they are trying to call it a disease. People need to get a grip on reality.:)

This is sad to read something this kind, this is a disease if addiction is a disease but medical treatment for this disease is not so simple better councelling of other type of psychological treatment can give a better result for it. Its certainly a problem in their behaviour and self control system, just like any other addiction, when someone in control it goes well, but it starts problem when any person goes out of control.

that is judt sick and crazy. lazy! thats all really. that is no disease. they are just people that dont care about anything but them selves and their own enjoyment. you know they had to lock those babies in another room somewhere while they were playing the game cause they was most likley crying over hunger. this angers me!