India, Feb. 11 -- Doctors said they are reporting a steady and significant rise in gaming addiction among children, with the Civil Hospital in Sector 10A alone seeing approximately 150 minors each month for counselling related to excessive gaming and screen time.

Many children of these children, experts aid said, show symptoms ranging from irritability, sleep disruption and poor academic performance to social withdrawal and lack of physical activity.

Physicians at Gurugram's Civil Hospital said that there has been a marked rise in the number of complaints from parents, and seeking medical intervention.

"We are seeing a significant increase in the number of children coming with their parents every day complaining about shorter attention...