Video game addiction is classified as mental illness by the World Health Organization

According to a news network report, the World Health Organization will for the first time add game addiction as a mental illness to the new version of "International Classification of Diseases" released next year. The current version of the International Classification of Diseases was published in 1990.

According to the Spanish “National News” website, discussions surrounding addictive games that may lead to “game disorders” and even addiction have continued for a long time. This move by WHO is a solid step in this direction. Taking game addiction as a form of mental illness is bound to cause considerable controversy in the scientific community.

The report said that the "game disorder" is characterized by "continuous or excessively frequent" game play has become a behavioral model. The games referred to here include online games and video games. Although the definition of "game disorder" has not yet been established, WHO has linked it to the three standards of addiction to game play in the draft version of the new International Classification of Diseases. The first is the lack of control over the behavior of the game in terms of start and end time, frequency, intensity, duration, and situation of the game; the second is to place the priority of playing games on other important matters and daily activities; After the negative consequences of over-playing games have emerged, they still maintain this pattern of behavior and even further upgrade.

Vladimir Poznjak, head of WHO's Department of Mental Health and Abuse Drugs, said: "Health professionals should realize that game disorders can have serious health consequences.

The "New Scientist" weekly published this news in advance. WHO has given confirmation and said that the new version of the "International Classification of Diseases" will be released in 2018.

Pozniak pointed out that although most people who play games do not produce game disorders, as most people who drink do not produce alcohol disorders, in some cases, excessive play can have negative consequences.

The new version of the "International Classification of Diseases" draft text states that after a "game disorder" reaches a certain degree of severity, it will cause significant damage to the individual's behavior, family relationships, social skills, learning cognition, and work performance. “Dyspraxia” and related symptoms usually begin to become evident at least one year after the continued addiction game, when the criteria for the diagnosis should have been reached. This time may be shortened if the symptoms are severe or if all conditions for diagnosis are met.

According to reports, WHO began to analyze the harm caused by "game disorder" as early as 10 years ago. After years of research and demonstration by experts, it has finally been decided to formally include it in the "International Classification of Diseases."

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