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GAMING ADDICTION RECOGNISED AS A DISORDER BY WHO - Community Practitioner


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Addiction to playing computer games will be listed as a mental health condition for the first time by the WHO. WHO's 11th International classification of diseases will include the condition 'gaming disorder' when it is published later this year. Symptoms include impaired control over gaming, increased priority given to gaming, and escalating or continuing gaming despite negative consequences. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.

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