In fact, gaming industry groups met with WHO representatives in Geneva in December 2018 in order to express their reservations about gaming disorder and ask that WHO reconsider adding it to ICD-11.

With the publication of the DSM-5 in 2013, the category “Internet Gaming Disorder” (IGD) was proposed for further study. The disorder appears to tap into a zeitgeist of concern regarding the ...

The WHO voted to recognize gaming disorder as a behavioral addiction in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in May 2019. Estimated by the health organization to affect less than 3 ...

How sleep might mitigate worst symptoms of internet gaming disorder by Susan Skelly, Macquarie University edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes Credit: CC0 Public Domain ...