Dr. Weigle graduated from the UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School at Newark in 1999. He works in Old Saybrook, CT and specializes in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Weigle is affiliated with Hartford Hospital and Natchaug Hospital.
The World Health Organization designated gaming disorder as a disease for the first time in June, a move that could make it easier for parents to seek reimbursement for treatment from insurers, according Paul Weigle, a psychiatrist in Mansfield Center, Connecticut.
Other experts agreed. "Video games are good at challenging players to solve problems, and overcoming those problems can be very gratifying," said Dr. Paul Weigle, a pediatric and adolescent psychiatrist in Mansfield Center, Conn. "They can have a benefit for teaching problem-solving and persistence.