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"Gaming Disorder" will be added to the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) in 2018 so it can be "tracked and treated properly."
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/...fy-gaming-disorder-as-mental-illness-in-2018/
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/health/mi...ealth-condition-for-the-first-time/ar-BBH6lY2
This despite the muddled science, controversy and argumentation over studies trying to define the issue over recent years.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris...ce-of-internet-gaming-disorder_b_9405478.html
https://www.researchgate.net/public..._Organization_ICD-11_Gaming_Disorder_proposal
In the MSN article above:
Bitch, please. I play video games 3-4 hours a day, and I still socialize in the real world every chance I get.
Seriously, though. How is gaming any different from any other hobby? What about the people who are glued to their phones or tablets during every waking hour?
The ICD description has not yet been published, but these are the extremely vague criteria that have been defined:
A pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behaviour (‘digital gaming’ or ‘video-gaming’), which may be online (i.e., over the internet) or offline, manifested by:
So does this mean that us gamers can now cry "ableism" when we're made fun of, looked down upon or discriminated for our disorder? Can we get disability payments from the government?
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/...fy-gaming-disorder-as-mental-illness-in-2018/
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/health/mi...ealth-condition-for-the-first-time/ar-BBH6lY2
This despite the muddled science, controversy and argumentation over studies trying to define the issue over recent years.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris...ce-of-internet-gaming-disorder_b_9405478.html
https://www.researchgate.net/public..._Organization_ICD-11_Gaming_Disorder_proposal
In the MSN article above:
MSN said:When researchers from ESET polled 500 gamers, they discovered that 10 per cent admitted to spending between 12 and 24 hours glued to their video game screens [a week].
“Gaming is highly addictive, and it is no wonder so many respondents from our study admit to playing them for so long,” said Mark James, a security specialist at ESET.
Bitch, please. I play video games 3-4 hours a day, and I still socialize in the real world every chance I get.
Seriously, though. How is gaming any different from any other hobby? What about the people who are glued to their phones or tablets during every waking hour?
The ICD description has not yet been published, but these are the extremely vague criteria that have been defined:
A pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behaviour (‘digital gaming’ or ‘video-gaming’), which may be online (i.e., over the internet) or offline, manifested by:
- impaired control over gaming (e.g., onset, frequency, intensity, duration, termination, context);
- 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.
So does this mean that us gamers can now cry "ableism" when we're made fun of, looked down upon or discriminated for our disorder? Can we get disability payments from the government?