The World Health Organization (WHO) officially announced “gaming disorder” as a mental health condition as part of their 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases document (ICD-11) released on Monday.
After talks in January about the inclusion of “gaming disorder” and “hazardous gaming” within the 11th edition this coming year, the ICD-11 would define the “gaming disorder” diagnosis on three specific behaviors:
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