Jagran correspondent, Agra. Everyone is shocked by the incident of three real sisters in Ghaziabad committing suicide by jumping from the ninth floor due to their addiction to mobile games. Children are not just getting addicted to mobile games, mobile games are hijacking the reward system (pleasant experience) of children.

After this, children do whatever the virtual players playing the mobile game instruct them. They don’t put their mind to it. This is what is becoming fatal.

Director of Mental Health Institute and Hospital, Prof. Dinesh Rathore told that when there is praise for some work, dopamine and other hormones are released in the reward system of the brain, which gives happiness. Children study throughout the year, after which they are praised for good marks. It takes more time.

Children who are not appreciated at home and are troubled by family problems start playing games on mobile for happiness. Points and gold coins are earned by playing mobile games, which gives instant happiness. From here the time spent playing mobile games gradually increases.

As the time of playing games increases, the secretion of dopamine hormone starts increasing rapidly. They start considering the virtual world as reality and move away from society. Don’t even talk to anyone. This addiction starts becoming fatal, they start completing the tasks and challenges given by virtual players blindly.

These tasks themselves are deadly. Dr. Vishal Sinha, Chairman of the Psychiatry Department of SN Medical College, said that if one gets addicted to mobile and mobile games, it takes four to six months to get out of it. The reward system is manipulated with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and medications.

Counseling is done. Children are involved in other activities including sports, it takes up to six months to get rid of the addiction.

AI based mobile games are dangerous: Prof. Dinesh Rathore

Director of Mental Health Institute, Prof. Dinesh Rathore told that AI best mobile games are more dangerous, the kind of games which give happiness to children, the same kind of games are shown to children again and again through internet media. Due to this they are not able to exit the game. AI best mobile games should be banned.

Every fourth youth who comes to the doctor has addiction: Dr. Vishal Sinha

Dr. Vishal Sinha, Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry of SN Medical College, said that mobile addiction is being reported in every fourth youth up to the age of 20 years who are coming to the psychiatrist for consultation. This is similar to other addictions including alcohol; when people stop using mobile phones, they start behaving aggressively.