Tony van Rooij

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Tony van Rooij holds a PhD in Psychiatry/Clinical Psychology from the Erasmus University Medical Centre/IVO Addiction Research Institute in Rotterdam (2011). His PhD dealt with excessive use of video games and was titled ‘Online Video Game Addiction: Exploring a New Phenomenon’. In his current research projects at imec - mict - UGent, he focuses on the use of video games for health, responsible online gambling, and parental control of children’s gaming behavior.

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Child and adult sitting on a couch using tablets together

The consumption of digital media is increasing – but is this synonymous with problematic use?

01/02/2017
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