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May 27, 2019 01:47 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Sek5kn0UHF8/who-officially-classifies-gaming-disorder-as-an-illness
WHO Officially Classifies 'Gaming Disorder' As An Illness
Saturday the World Health Organization officially adopted the latest update to its International Classification of Diseases (ICD) -- and added "gaming disorder" to its list of modern diseases. It's in a list of harmful behaviors which also includes too much use of "the internet, computers, smartphones."Despite opposition from trade groups, which reportedly pointed to contradictory research on the subject and touted some of the virtues of video games, the latest ICD was officially approved at the 72nd World Health Assembly.... It's described as "a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behavior, which may be online or offline, manifested by impaired control over gaming, increasing priority given to gaming to the extent that gaming takes precedence over other life interests and daily activities and continuation or escalation of gaming despite the occurrence of negative consequences." The issue of gaming addiction isn't new: The American Psychiatric Association still has it listed as up for discussion (PDF) in the latest version of its diagnostic bible, the DSM-5.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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