How a Dutch clinic helps UK teenagers addicted to gaming

Tom, 17, went through a 10-week course involving therapy, outdoor activities - and no phones or coffee

When gaming addiction took hold of Tom, 17, he would stay up all night glued to his computer. He stopped going to school and, despite his exams approaching, the only thought on his mind was how long the new game he had purchased was taking to download.

Then one day, after refusing to leave his bedroom for months, he decided to get help. He found very few places in Britain offering much in terms of treatment, but a psychologist suggested he go to the Yes We Can clinic, Europe's only addiction treatment centre for young people, almost 300 miles away in the Netherlands.