Playing Video Games Too Much is Going to be a Recognized Mental Disorder

By Paul Tamburro

Playing video games an excessive amount is going to become a recognized mental disorder, with the World Health Organization (WHO) adding it to a beta draft update of its International Classification of Diseases.

There has been much debate over the years regarding whether or not video game addiction is a real thing, with this new classification acknowledging that obsessive gaming is a medically treatable disorder. The…

Paul Tamburro
Paul Tamburro

Paul Tamburro is the Director of Content at Evolve Media.

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