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1	Hikikomori - Our Lost Generation in the Digital Era	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	478
2	Blizzard's Diablo 3 Takes Gaming to a New Level with Auction Houses Dealing with Real Money	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	411
3	Joe Goes to BLIZZCON - is this really the mentality of the World of Warcraft Player.	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	261
4	Second Skin - Alter Your Ego	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	314
5	The Lure of Sex in Video Games	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	1131
6	Bad Combination: Violent Video Games & Video Game Addiction	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	352
7	Dopamine is Linked to Video Game Addiction.	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	1155
8	Couple Sells Kids for Video Games	Brooke Strickland	306
9	How Do I Prevent My Kid From Being Addicted to Video Games?	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	302
10	Are We Creating Generations of Video Game Addicts?	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	545
11	What Are Signs of Video Game Addiction? Anger & Rage	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	875
12	Man Attacks Boy After Playing Call of Duty Game	Brooke Strickland	279
13	Social Element in Internet Games Amplify Addictive Potential of Video Games	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	244
14	Why are Video Games More Fun than Life?	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	281
15	World of Warcraft One of the Top Reasons for College Drop-outs	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	294
16	Video Games are Digital Heroin for the Mind	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	322
17	Humans Enslaved to Gold Farm	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	407
18	Video Game Addict Son Shoots Parents	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	242
19	Blending the Digital World and Reality	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	234
20	Video Games Can Lead to Relationship Problems.	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	231
21	Games target women to increase market share.	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	239
22	Gamers help University of Washington scientists, solve decade-long simian AIDS protein folding mystery	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	747
23	Signs of withdrawal from video game addiction	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	487
24	Judge Judy learns about World of Warcraft and how excessive play causes problems in relationships.	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	335
25	Sixteen-year-old Boy Addicted to World of Warcraft	Andrew Doan, MD, PhD	261

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"Hooked on Games" provides insight into the minds of hardcore gamers, helping us understand how and why gamers are lured to and trapped within the digital world of video games and the Internet. This book outlines methods on how to escape the addiction and to start on the path of recovery.

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