#DrPhilipTam: Like a virus, computer #gaming and online addiction is spreading rapidly among teenagers and children as young as three, negatively impacting on their quality of life in so many ways. Miani and Leah are joined by guests Susan McLean and Dr Philip Tam for a Cyber Savvy discussion about online gaming disorder. Dr Tam certainly knows a lot about this topic as he is a Sydney-based child #psychiatrist in public practice, and a lecturer with Sydney University. Dr Tam has a long-standing clinical, teaching and advocacy interest in the challenging field of internet and computer-related disorders, and regularly lectures on the topic to both specialist and general audiences. He also comments and writes on the field across the Australasian media and is one of the founding members of NIIRA – the network for internet investigation and research Australia…. In fact Dr Tam is recognised as a national and global leader in this area, so like I said, he definitely knows a lot about cyber addiction!
http://www.niira.org.au/
http://www.cybersafetysolutions.com.au/
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