WHO Lists Gaming Disorders as a Mental Health Condition

Bowen Xiao
Updated:
Things just got real for video-game addicts. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on June 18 that gamers who are “characterized by impaired control over gaming” now qualify as suffering from a mental health condition, according to its latest International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).

The recent revision lists the disorder as a separate condition that will “result in the increased attention of health professionals to the risks of development of this disorder.”

Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
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Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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