Episode 17: Gaming and mental health, an adorable bear, and an inquiry on screen time and wellbeing

By sheer coincidence we have a review of a very British movie and a discussion of a British parliamentary inquiry - including observations on why that’s of interest elsewhere. Paper Round this episode is about gaming and ADHD (among other things) in Saudi Arabia. Kim loves an ADHD paper and we bet you will too!Plus: post a comment and just for you, Liz will hunt down the inquiry with the lame duck Senator that she refers to.Don’t forget, you can get a private RSS feed to your favourite listening platform (unless it’s Spotify) if you click on the ‘Listen on’ button and follow the prompts. It only takes a minute to get hours of listening pleasure! Show notesSaudi paper: Nader Alrahili, Mohammad Alreefi, Issa M Alkhonain, Malak Aldakhilallah, Jamal Alothaim, Abdulwahed Alzahrani, Abdulrahman Alshargi and Nuran Baabbad, ‘The Prevalence of video game addiction and its relation to anxiety, depression, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study’ (2023) 15(8) Cureus Journal of Medical Science Paddington review: https://childrenandmedia.org.au/movie-reviews/movies/paddingtonPaddington availability in Australia: https://www.flicks.com.au/movie/paddington/UK government inquiry: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/203/education-committee/news/197365/education-committees-new-inquiry-into-effects-of-screen-time-on-education-and-wellbeing/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/outsidethescreenpod/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outsidethescreenpod/It’s free! It just means you get an email when a new episode comes out (and maybe the odd note when we have news)Children and Media Australia (CMA): www.childrenandmedia.org.au; www.facebook.com/australiancouncilonchildrenandthemediaKim’s clinic: www.cgiclinic.com Get full access to Outside the Screen Podcast at outsidethescreen.substack.com/subscribe