New Book Challenges Old Thinking on Video Games and Addiction
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Press Releases Mike Langlois, LICSW Press Release Share Blog Receive press releases from Mike Langlois, LICSW: By Email PDF Version RSS Feeds: New Book Challenges Old Thinking on Video Games and Addiction A new book challenges healthcare providers & the public to rethink how they understand and work with patients who play video games.Langlois, a Teaching Associate in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, has some resounding criticisms of the prevailing attitude in a field that frequently demonstrates disinterest and disdain for gamers and the video games they love.Drawing from research and current thinkers such as Jane McGonigal and Seth Priebatsch, Langlois casts a psychoanalytic eye on video games, technology and the practice of psychotherapy.“Ninety-seven percent of all adolescents in the US play video games, & more than half of the adults in this country play video games regardless of their race or income,” Langlois writes, and goes on to state that “psychotherapy has passed the point where learning about technology is negotiable.” About Mike Langlois, MSW, LICSW Mike Langlois received his BA from Connecticut College in 1991, and his MSW from Smith College School for Social Work in 1994.Mike is licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker.The book is currently available for in digital form for $2.99 on Amazon, and Barnes & Noble as well as other online publishers, and will be appearing in print form later this month.For more information about Reset: Video Games & Psychotherapy, please visit contact the author at 617-776-3409.### Contact Information Mike Langlois, MSW, LICSW Mike Langlois 617-776-3409 http://gamertherapist.com/blog/ Attached Files Reset: Video Games & Psychotherapy eBook cover for Reset: Video Games & Psychotherapy by Mike Langlois, MSW, LICSW Filename: ML-Reset_flat-2-600.jpg Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from Mike Langlois, LICSW