More than a third of patients referred to the UK’s first gaming addiction centre are still waiting for treatment after referrals doubled in the past year, following unprecedented demand during the pandemic.
The National Centre for Gaming Disorders, which opened in 2019 and is run by the Central and North West London NHS Foundation, has been overwhelmed by referrals from schools, GPs and parents.
Around 70 per cent of those treated since it opened were aged 18 or under and nearly 90 per cent were male, according to data shared by the centre, which was launched months after the World Health Organization classified “gaming disorder” as a mental health condition.
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