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Including gaming disorder in the ICD-11: The need to do so from a clinical and public health perspective: Commentary on: A weak scientific basis for gaming disorder: Let us err on the side of caution (van Rooij et al., 2018)

Journal of behavioral addictions, 2018-09, Vol.7 (3), p.556-561 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 2018 Akademiai Kiado ;2018 The Author(s) 2018 Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest ;ISSN: 2062-5871 ;EISSN: 2063-5303 ;DOI: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.59 ;PMID: 30010410

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    Including gaming disorder in the ICD-11: The need to do so from a clinical and public health perspective: Commentary on: A weak scientific basis for gaming disorder: Let us err on the side of caution (van Rooij et al., 2018)
  • Author: Rumpf, Hans-Jürgen ; Achab, Sophia ; Billieux, Joël ; Bowden-Jones, Henrieta ; Carragher, Natacha
  • Subjects: Behaviorism ; Diagnosis ; Gamers ; Health and medicine and law ; Health aspects ; Internet addiction ; Medical examination ; Pathological Internet Use ; Psychiatric research ; Psychological aspects
  • Is Part Of: Journal of behavioral addictions, 2018-09, Vol.7 (3), p.556-561
  • Description: The proposed introduction of gaming disorder (GD) in the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) has led to a lively debate over the past year. Besides the broad support for the decision in the academic press, a recent publication by van Rooij et al. (2018) repeated the criticism raised against the inclusion of GD in ICD-11 by Aarseth et al. (2017). We argue that this group of researchers fails to recognize the clinical and public health considerations, which support the WHO perspective. It is important to recognize a range of biases that may influence this debate; in particular, the gaming industry may wish to diminish its responsibility by claiming that GD is not a public health problem, a position which maybe supported by arguments from scholars based in media psychology, computer games research, communication science, and related disciplines. However, just as with any other disease or disorder in the ICD-11, the decision whether or not to include GD is based on clinical evidence and public health needs. Therefore, we reiterate our conclusion that including GD reflects the essence of the ICD and will facilitate treatment and prevention for those who need it.
  • Publisher: Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2062-5871
    EISSN: 2063-5303
    DOI: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.59
    PMID: 30010410
  • Source: PubMed Central
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