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PUBG-related suicides during the COVID-19 pandemic: Three cases from Pakistan
Mohammed A Mamun1,2, Irfan Ullah1,3, Norina Usman1,4
1Centre for Health Innovation, Networking, Training, Action and Research-Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Introduction:
The present case report presents the most extreme negative aspects of gaming, namely PUBG-related suicide during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic in Pakistan.
Case Presentation:
Three suicide cases of extreme gamers occurred within a few days of each other in Lahore, Pakistan. All three were young males aged 16-20 years and their suicides appear to be related to PUBG addiction. It is likely that all three individuals experienced other predisposing factors relating to psychological instability.
Practical Implications:
For vulnerable groups such as adolescents and emerging adults who have psychological predispositions and/or other comorbidities, engrossing videogames which take up many hours a day such as PUBG may pose a risk which in the most extreme cases may be fatal.
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