The decision to include gaming disorder in ICD-11 is based on evaluations of the available data and represents the opinion of specialists from various fields and geographical areas who participated in the technical discussions that WHO conducted in order to develop ICD-11.
The inclusion of gaming disorder in ICD-11 comes after treatment programs for individuals with conditions similar to those of gaming disorder were developed in many parts of the world. This will cause health professionals to pay more attention to the risks associated with the development of gaming disorder and, consequently, to pertinent preventive and treatment measures.
For gaming disorder to be diagnosed, the behaviour pattern must be of sufficient severity to result in significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas of functioning and would normally have been evident for at least 12 months.
Enjoying what you do is a beautiful thing. But does a passion have its limits? And when does it start to turn into an addiction? Experts in video game play are attempting to respond to that query.
Despite the fact that video games have been available for almost 50 years, research on their negative effects is still in its infancy. Various groups have reached differing opinions regarding the classification of problem playing as an addiction.
unwillingness to give up or even to play less
refusing to engage in activities you used to enjoy
Feeling the effects of your gaming at home, at work, or at school?
Playing in spite of these issues
Giving false information to those who matter about how much time you spend playing
Playing video games to relieve negative emotions
Addiction & Substance Abuse Handbook: Is Video Game Addiction Real?
In terms of medicine reviewed on May 15, 2023 by Smitha Bhandari, MD Written by Editorial Contributors for WebMD
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Enjoying what you do is a beautiful thing. But does a passion have its limits? And when does it start to turn into an addiction? Experts in video game play are attempting to respond to that query.
Despite the fact that video games have been available for almost 50 years, research on their negative effects is still in its infancy. Various groups have reached differing opinions regarding the classification of problem playing as an addiction.
The International Classification of Diseases, the World Health Organization's medical reference book, now includes "gaming disorder" in its 2018 edition. But according to the American Psychiatric Association,
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