Posted on 05/25/2019 6:04:18 PM PDT by EdnaMode
The 194 members of the World Health Organisation have recognised 'gaming disorder' as an illness at the 72nd World Health Assembly today.
The WHO finalised the eleventh revision of its International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11) in June last year, which included gaming disorder. The disorder is described as: 'a pattern of behaviour characterised by impaired control over gaming, increasing priority given to gaming over other activities to the extent that gaming takes precedence over other interests and daily activities, and continuation or escalation of gaming despite the occurrence of negative consequences'.
The WHO stated at that time that: "For gaming disorder to be diagnosed, the behaviour pattern must be of sufficient severity to result in significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas of functioning and would normally have been evident for at least 12 months."
The illness was met with opposition by the global video games trade bodies, including the ESA, ISFE and UKIE, which highlighted contradictory research and statements on the subject. The argument from the trade bodies and its members was that more research needed to be done, and that gaming disorder was perhaps a symptom of a more serious underlying mental health issues.
The ESA went further, stating that the good video games do economically, creatively, politically, and in terms of education, health and a whole lot more, is put at risk by the the WHO's classification.
Despite the opposition, ICD-11 was agreed to be adopted at the World Health Assembly today. It will come into effect on January 1, 2022. The WHO says that the decision to include gaming disorder was based on reviews of available evidence and reflected the consensus of experts from different disciplines and regions.
Parents today are letting their kids make horrible decision.
Was talking to a child psychologist who told me kids who game a lot start to display an almost autistic behavior. They can curb it by 3 months of no game time. (What in the hell is wrong with parents that even let this happen!)
Also have been told by special-ed teachers, studies are now showing that prolonged screen time under the age of 7 leads to lower I.Q.s.
One of the universities in the U.K. had an article about 6 months ago that stated they are worried about the current crop of up coming docs cuz they have no motor skills that are needed for surgery.
Docs I know at teaching hospitals are really upset that the resident docs have to look up everything on their phones. They haven’t memorized what they should have in school!
We are going to pay a high price for “progress.”
What about pot making you retarded and gay?
How long before it will illegal to refuse baking the gamer a cake?
Does that mean that sufferers are now entitled to "handicapped parking" when they blow into Vegas for the weekend?
Regards,
I’m no gambler and couldn’t pick the winner of a one person race. Somehow I’d get it wrong.
A former co-irker was lottery ticket buyer and I chipped in a few bucks every so often for the office pool. Nothing came from it.
Nice, that you didn't have to irk your fellow employees alone - that you had a "co-irker."
Regards,
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