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Video gaming addiction is hypothesized to be an excessive or compulsive use of computer games or video games, which interferes with a persons everyday life. (Photo: Pixabay)

Compulsive video-game playing now new mental health problem

WHO hopes that inclusion of gaming disorder in the classification will stimulate debate as well as further research.

18 Jun 2018 4:39 PM IST

After monitoring gaming for a decade, the organisation has decided to classify some excessive players as having a mental health condition. (Photo: Pixabay)

WHO recognises Gaming disorder as Mental Health Condition

The list was last updated 27 years ago, in 1990.

24 Dec 2017 1:46 PM IST