“Gaming Disorder” Considered a Mental Health Condition by WHO

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By Mike Barrett

People are spending less time outdoors and more time in front of gaming consoles these days. Most of these individuals can play video games without becoming obsessed with them, but others can’t be pried away from them. Well, in case you missed it, the World Health Organization (WHO) has classified “gaming disorder” as a mental health disorder, officially adding it to the 11th edition of its International Classification of Diseases (ICD) on June 18, 2018. Wait, what? [1]

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Dr. Vladimir Poznyak, a member of the WHO’s Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, which proposed the new diagnosis to WHO’s …read more

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