much as illnesses like the flu and pneumonia can set off one another and lead to new problems.
I don't really agree with what Dr. Gentile says, that video game addiction is like an illness. I see it more as someone who has a substance addiction. Where they depend on that thing, in this case, video games. People, get addicted to video games to either forget or escape certain situations or it could be that they have social anxiety and they think they can meet people in gaming chat rooms.