Inclusion of gaming disorder in the diagnostic classifications and promotion of public health response
Inclusion of gaming disorder in the diagnostic classifications and promotion of public health response
Author(s): Behrang Shadloo, Rabert Farnam, Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili, MARZIYEH HAMZEHZADEH, HOSEIN RAFIEMANESH, Maral Mardaneh JOBEHDAR, Kaymar Ghani, Nader Charkhgard, Afarin RAHIMI-MOVAGHARSubject(s): Behaviorism, Substance abuse and addiction, Health and medicine and law, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: addictive behaviors; non-substance-related disorders; behavioral addictions;
Summary/Abstract: There are ongoing controversies regarding the upcoming ICD-11 concept of gaming disorder. Recently, Aarseth et al. have put this diagnostic entity into scrutiny. Although we, a group of Iranian researchers and clinicians, acknowledge some of Aarseth et al.’s concerns, believe that the inclusion of gaming disorder in the upcoming ICD-11 would facilitate necessary steps to raise public awareness, enhance development of proper diagnostic approaches and treatment interventions, and improve health and non-health policies.
Journal: Journal of Behavioral Addictions
- Issue Year: 6/2017
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 310-312
- Page Count: 3
- Language: English
