INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Video game addiction will soon become a diagnosable metal health condition, at least in the eyes of leading international health
officials.The World Health Organization now considers Gaming Disorder a unique mental health condition in the latest revision to its disease
control over gaming (e.g., onset, frequency, intensity, duration, termination, context)Increasing priority given to gaming to the extent
that gaming takes precedence over other life interests and daily activitiesContinuation or escalation of gaming despite the occurrence of
Vladimir Poznyak, a member of WHO's Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse and the researcher who proposed the new diagnosis,
least a year before a diagnosis would be made, say document and Poznyak
Anthony Bean, a licensed psychologist and executive director at The Telos Project, argues that gaming "more as a coping mechanism for either
anxiety or depression."Additionally, WHO lists both online and offline gaming as a disorder, but the former can be an enriching experience
as users can forge friendships and even romantic relationships through multiplayer games.Via 9to5Mac
