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The WHO May Recognize Excessive Video Gaming As Mental Health Disorder (cbsnews.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the sign-of-the-times dept.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CBS News: The World Health Organization is poised to classify "gaming disorder" as a mental health problem in its 2018 update of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Gaming disorder could be diagnosed if a person's video game habit "is of sufficient severity to result in significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas of functioning," according a tentative draft of WHO's 11th update to the ICD. Licensed marriage and family therapist Paula-Jo Husack said common symptoms for children and adults include social isolation, trouble transitioning from one thought to another, reduction in empathy, loss of appetite and loss of sensory perception. The WHO said those symptoms generally need to persist for at least a year before doctors diagnose a case of gaming disorder, but added that a diagnosis could be made sooner if symptoms are severe.

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  1. May I suggest we add a few things? by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I mean, while we're at it, could we add clinging excessively to "social" media and constant gawking at your damn phone? I mean, the latter has a good chance of sorting itself out when you do it in halfway decent traffic, but the former does become an issue.

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  2. They should also include... by MerlTurkin · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "Smart" phone addiction. These pathetic retards can't put them down for even 2 minutes.

    1. Re:They should also include... by geekmux · · Score: 4, Insightful

      "Smart" phone addiction. These pathetic retards can't put them down for even 2 minutes.

      Smartphone addiction is so prevalent in society that your common sense suggestion was modded down. That's sad.

      90% of society is a smartphone addict. When everyone acts the same, no one sees a problem, and attacks those that do point out the obvious.

      And yes, I'll likely be modded down as well.