The WHO officially puts gaming on its list of addictions

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The World Health Organization was putting its finishing touches on the eleventh edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) when it released a

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back in December. The early version of the document, which medical professionals will use like its predecessors as a baseline for classifying and defining diseases, included a condition for the first time in the ICD's history: Video game addiction. Today, the WHO

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ICD-11 and left the gaming disorder in, enshrining it in the medical reference standard.


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