Excessive Screen Time Watching Videos, Playing Video Games Tied To Increased Risk Of Children Developing OCD, Data Indicate

Psychiatric News (12/16) reported, “Excessive screen time watching videos and playing video games is associated with an increased risk of children developing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD),” researchers concluded after analyzing “data from 9,208 children who participated in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.” The findings were published online Dec. 12 ahead of print in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

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— “Too Much Screen Time Associated With Increased Risk of OCD in Children, Psychiatric News, December 16, 2022

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