Hyke van der Heijden

• Add Gaming to Addiction List ; Detox Not Just for Substance Abusers

Like other addicts, gamers are often trying to escape personal problems. An addiction center is opening Europe's first detox clinic for game addicts, offering in-house treatment for people who can't leave their joysticks alone.

...Hyke van der Heijden, 28, a graduate of the Amsterdam p...

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• June 13, 2006

• Noted & quoted.

...* HYKE VAN DER HEIJDEN, 28, who has completed treatment a...

• New York Times Upfront
• Vol. 139 Nbr. 2, September 2006

• Gaming Addicts Seek Help; Amsterdam Clinic has Treated 20 Since January

AMSTERDAM - An addiction center is opening Europe's first detox clinic for game addicts, offering in-house treatment for people who can't leave their joysticks alone. Video games may look innocent, but they can be as addictive as gambling or drugs - and just as hard to kick, says Keith Bakker, director of Amsterdam-based Smith & Jones Addiction Consultants.

...Hyke van der Heijden, 28, a graduate of the Amsterdam p...

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• June 18, 2006

• Excessive Gaming Can Pose Dangers, Some Say

DALLAS - As a freshman at the University of North Texas, Daniel Folmer would sometimes play video games for 12 hours straight. He stopped going out with friends. He sank onto academic probation. When his girlfriend came over, he stayed in his virtual world. Then she told him something that jolted him back to reality.

...Hyke van der Heijden, a 28-year-old Dutchman, said his ...

• Charleston Gazette
• July 03, 2006

• HearMe and 3rd Elevation Announce Strategic Partnership to Launch Mplayer-Europe.

... for European consumers,&uot; explained Hyke van der Heijden, 3rd Elevation. &uot;By teaming wi...

• Business Wire
• February 17, 2000