WHO Lists Gaming Disorders as a Mental Health Condition

Game enthusiasts and industry personnel attend the Epic Games Fortnite E3 Tournament at the Banc of California Stadium on June 12, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Christian Petersen/Getty Images
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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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
Reporter
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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