Current Events > WHO Recognizes Video Gaming Addiction As Mental Disorder

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https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/19/17475632/video-game-addiction-gaming-disorder-who-icd-11
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I mean, you can get addicted to anything you enjoy, working out, eating, painting, playing sports, watching television, etc. It's not a mental disorder though, it's just being passionate about what you enjoy.
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MabusIncarnate posted...

I mean, you can get addicted to anything you enjoy, working out, eating, painting, playing sports, watching television, etc. It's not a mental disorder though, it's just being passionate about what you enjoy.

maybe video game addiction side effects manifest differently, enough to garner a new designation
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MabusIncarnate posted...

I mean, you can get addicted to anything you enjoy, working out, eating, painting, playing sports, watching television, etc. It's not a mental disorder though, it's just being passionate about what you enjoy.

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Who?
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Literally happened to my brother. Psychological dependency on things is nothing new and video games have become such a mundane part of our society that its kind of hard for it not to be a thing
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Turbam posted...

Who?

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I'd say it is about time. I remember a friend that played WOW all day long didn't leave his house for weeks at a time. He stopped after his parents kicked him out but that was a pretty sad time in his life.
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Doctor Who?
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Sweet how do I get my disability payments
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DoctorVader posted...

Doctor Who?

The thing that kind ruins these jokes is that there is another topic with WHO on the front page no one there is making these jokes.
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Well people have died from playing them for too long so I can't really say I'm surprised

DevsBro posted...

Sweet how do I get my disability payments

This is the only correct response. Hopefully I can get money out of this.
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MabusIncarnate posted...

I mean, you can get addicted to anything you enjoy, working out, eating, painting, playing sports, watching television, etc. It's not a mental disorder though, it's just being passionate about what you enjoy.

People are so ignorant of what addiction is. Why don't you read up instead of spouting nonsense?
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Turbam posted...

Who?

Mike Jones
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up
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ChainedRedone posted...

MabusIncarnate posted...

I mean, you can get addicted to anything you enjoy, working out, eating, painting, playing sports, watching television, etc. It's not a mental disorder though, it's just being passionate about what you enjoy.

People are so ignorant of what addiction is. Why don't you read up instead of spouting nonsense?

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Turbam posted...

Who?

He's on first!
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Enjoying playing games recreationally that allow you to visit other worlds and escape temporarily: MADNESS!!!! Looney toons!!!

"Hey I want to split my dick in half, have it turned inside out, tits put on me, and call me Susan from now on. Oh and I'm also moody and suuuuuuuper depressed and liable to kill myself at any given moment": Nothing out of the ordinary here.

Not saying there's anything "wrong" with being trans, just blows my mind that liking video games = crazy pants

Damn_Underscore posted...

Turbam posted...

Who?

Mike Jones

Who?
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Peter_Giffyndor posted...

Enjoying playing games recreationally that allow you to visit other worlds and escape temporarily: MADNESS!!!! Looney toons!!!

"Hey I want to split my dick in half, have it turned inside out, tits put on me, and call me Susan from now on. Oh and I'm also moody and suuuuuuuper depressed and liable to kill myself at any given moment": Nothing out of the ordinary here.

Not saying there's anything "wrong" with being trans, just blows my mind that liking video games = crazy pants

Are you crazy?
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ChainedRedone posted...

Peter_Giffyndor posted...

Enjoying playing games recreationally that allow you to visit other worlds and escape temporarily: MADNESS!!!! Looney toons!!!

"Hey I want to split my dick in half, have it turned inside out, tits put on me, and call me Susan from now on. Oh and I'm also moody and suuuuuuuper depressed and liable to kill myself at any given moment": Nothing out of the ordinary here.

Not saying there's anything "wrong" with being trans, just blows my mind that liking video games = crazy pants

Are you crazy?

We're all mad here

Peter_Giffyndor posted...

Enjoying playing games recreationally that allow you to visit other worlds and escape temporarily: MADNESS!!!! Looney toons!!!

"Hey I want to split my dick in half, have it turned inside out, tits put on me, and call me Susan from now on. Oh and I'm also moody and suuuuuuuper depressed and liable to kill myself at any given moment": Nothing out of the ordinary here.

Not saying there's anything "wrong" with being trans, just blows my mind that liking video games = crazy pants

That's not what gaming disorder is implying. Also, not all mental illness is the same and shouldn't be lumped into equal categorical distinctions.

Actually, I can't even touch this post without addressing so many goddamn misconceptions that I'm not even going to bother.

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If it's what I think it is, it's just Gambling Addiction applied to video games. Surprised its actually being accepted now.

Not gonna stop gamers from feeling attacked I bet.
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A diagnosis so broad you could fly a planet through it.

Gaming disorder is characterized by a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behavior (digital gaming or video-gaming), which may be online (i.e., over the internet) or offline, manifested by: 1) impaired control over gaming (e.g., onset, frequency, intensity, duration, termination, context); 2) increasing priority given to gaming to the extent that gaming takes precedence over other life interests and daily activities; and 3) continuation or escalation of gaming despite the occurrence of negative consequences. The behavior pattern is of sufficient severity to result in significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas of functioning. The pattern of gaming behavior may be continuous or episodic and recurrent. The gaming behavior and other features are normally evident over a period of at least 12 months in order for a diagnosis to be assigned, although the required duration may be shortened if all diagnostic requirements are met and symptoms are severe.

Replace gaming here with literally anything else. This is a meaningless diagnosis. Besides, why weren't these idiots looking into the TV addiction of the 50s-90s? Or the reading addiction so many seem to have?

So dumb.
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is having an excessive digital collection an addiction

@MacadamianNut3
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P4wn4g3 posted...

A diagnosis so broad you could fly a planet through it.

Gaming disorder is characterized by a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behavior (digital gaming or video-gaming), which may be online (i.e., over the internet) or offline, manifested by: 1) impaired control over gaming (e.g., onset, frequency, intensity, duration, termination, context); 2) increasing priority given to gaming to the extent that gaming takes precedence over other life interests and daily activities; and 3) continuation or escalation of gaming despite the occurrence of negative consequences. The behavior pattern is of sufficient severity to result in significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas of functioning. The pattern of gaming behavior may be continuous or episodic and recurrent. The gaming behavior and other features are normally evident over a period of at least 12 months in order for a diagnosis to be assigned, although the required duration may be shortened if all diagnostic requirements are met and symptoms are severe.

Replace gaming here with literally anything else. This is a meaningless diagnosis. Besides, why weren't these idiots looking into the TV addiction of the 50s-90s? Or the reading addiction so many seem to have?

So dumb.

As said, it's literally a madlibbed version of Gambling Addiction. Also you do know the main criteria is that it negatively affects one's life, correct? Just saying, we've seen stories of people who have died due to gaming too long or those whose relationships and work fall to gaming. These are real things that should be addressed, whether gaming is the cause or just a symptom.
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Blue_Dream87 posted...

Also you do know the main criteria is that it negatively affects one's life, correct?

That's why it's so broad. It would be different if it described obsessive or manic behavior, but it doesn't. Playing games is generally unhealthy for you, it negatively impacts your life.
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P4wn4g3 posted...

A diagnosis so broad you could fly a planet through it.

Gaming disorder is characterized by a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behavior (digital gaming or video-gaming), which may be online (i.e., over the internet) or offline, manifested by: 1) impaired control over gaming (e.g., onset, frequency, intensity, duration, termination, context); 2) increasing priority given to gaming to the extent that gaming takes precedence over other life interests and daily activities; and 3) continuation or escalation of gaming despite the occurrence of negative consequences. The behavior pattern is of sufficient severity to result in significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas of functioning. The pattern of gaming behavior may be continuous or episodic and recurrent. The gaming behavior and other features are normally evident over a period of at least 12 months in order for a diagnosis to be assigned, although the required duration may be shortened if all diagnostic requirements are met and symptoms are severe.

Replace gaming here with literally anything else. This is a meaningless diagnosis. Besides, why weren't these idiots looking into the TV addiction of the 50s-90s? Or the reading addiction so many seem to have?

So dumb.

Lmao @ nerds up in arms over this. It's an addiction because it has negative consequences on your life yet you continue to do said addiction. Why is this so difficult to understand? It's literally the same exact criteria for drug addiction. Yet I don't hear people going "hurr you can apply this to TV. Drug addiction is meaningless!"

Grow up, nerds.
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Drugs are chemically addicting. Has to do with brain chemistry. But feel free to keep talking about things you clearly know nothing about.
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P4wn4g3 posted...

Drugs are chemically addicting. Has to do with brain chemistry. But feel free to keep talking about things you clearly know nothing about.

Addiction diagnosis are based on the same criteria. It's called substance use disorder. Read up on it and stop being so ignorant.
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But is it a national health crisis like porn is?
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ChainedRedone posted...

P4wn4g3 posted...

Drugs are chemically addicting. Has to do with brain chemistry. But feel free to keep talking about things you clearly know nothing about.

Addiction diagnosis are based on the same criteria. It's called substance use disorder. Read up on it and stop being so ignorant.

I don't need to be an expert armchair psychologist to recognize the bullshit in this.
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P4wn4g3 posted...

ChainedRedone posted...

P4wn4g3 posted...

Drugs are chemically addicting. Has to do with brain chemistry. But feel free to keep talking about things you clearly know nothing about.

Addiction diagnosis are based on the same criteria. It's called substance use disorder. Read up on it and stop being so ignorant.

I don't need to be an expert armchair psychologist to recognize the bullshit in this.

"Diagnosis is so broad you could apply to anything"

Uh you know it's the same diagnosis for drug use disorders

"Naaaah it's bullshit"

Ok champ.
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ChainedRedone posted...

P4wn4g3 posted...

ChainedRedone posted...

P4wn4g3 posted...

Drugs are chemically addicting. Has to do with brain chemistry. But feel free to keep talking about things you clearly know nothing about.

Addiction diagnosis are based on the same criteria. It's called substance use disorder. Read up on it and stop being so ignorant.

I don't need to be an expert armchair psychologist to recognize the bullshit in this.

"Diagnosis is so broad you could apply to anything"

Uh you know it's the same diagnosis for drug use disorders

"Naaaah it's bullshit"

Ok champ.

What the hell are you getting at, that all addiction diagnoses in psych is a crock?
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P4wn4g3 posted...

ChainedRedone posted...

P4wn4g3 posted...

ChainedRedone posted...

P4wn4g3 posted...

Drugs are chemically addicting. Has to do with brain chemistry. But feel free to keep talking about things you clearly know nothing about.

Addiction diagnosis are based on the same criteria. It's called substance use disorder. Read up on it and stop being so ignorant.

I don't need to be an expert armchair psychologist to recognize the bullshit in this.

"Diagnosis is so broad you could apply to anything"

Uh you know it's the same diagnosis for drug use disorders

"Naaaah it's bullshit"

Ok champ.

What the hell are you getting at, that all addiction diagnoses in psych is a crock?

That someone who gets fired from work because they won't stop playing video games and loses their girlfriend because they won't stop playing video games has a mental disorder. Just like drug addiction. Whether you agree with it or not. Quit being a child about your hobby. It's pathetic.
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ChainedRedone posted...

P4wn4g3 posted...

ChainedRedone posted...

P4wn4g3 posted...

ChainedRedone posted...

P4wn4g3 posted...

Drugs are chemically addicting. Has to do with brain chemistry. But feel free to keep talking about things you clearly know nothing about.

Addiction diagnosis are based on the same criteria. It's called substance use disorder. Read up on it and stop being so ignorant.

I don't need to be an expert armchair psychologist to recognize the bullshit in this.

"Diagnosis is so broad you could apply to anything"

Uh you know it's the same diagnosis for drug use disorders

"Naaaah it's bullshit"

Ok champ.

What the hell are you getting at, that all addiction diagnoses in psych is a crock?

That someone who gets fired from work because they won't stop playing video games and loses their girlfriend because they won't stop playing video games has a mental disorder. Just like drug addiction. Whether you agree with it or not. Quit being a child about your hobby. It's pathetic.

There are at least a dozen disorders already in place that are much better for this. Why are you assuming I'm reacting because I'm a gamer? Projection much? This is fucking GAMEfaqs.GAMEspot.com you are posting on. Besides, I don't have much time to game these days.
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P4wn4g3 posted...

There are at least a dozen disorders already in place that are much better for this.

Like what?
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Idk, these days? dissociative disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, agoraphobia off the top of my head.

Edit: oh, avoidant personality disorder, and a couple related disorders.
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P4wn4g3 posted...

Idk, these days? dissociative disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, agoraphobia off the top of my head.

Edit: oh, avoidant personality disorder, and a couple related disorders.

So you're saying drug use disorders doesn't explain it well because they're probably depressed? Do you think someone who Gambles their life savings away simply has an anxiety disorder, or perhaps they're just avoidant and therefore gambling addiction is a stupid label?

None of those disorders explains the compulsion of addiction.
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Polygon?
Barf
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ChainedRedone posted...

P4wn4g3 posted...

Idk, these days? dissociative disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, agoraphobia off the top of my head.

Edit: oh, avoidant personality disorder, and a couple related disorders.

So you're saying drug use disorders doesn't explain it well because they're probably depressed? Do you think someone who Gambles their life savings away simply has an anxiety disorder, or perhaps they're just avoidant and therefore gambling addiction is a stupid label?

None of those disorders explains the compulsion of addiction.

The proposed disorder doesn't describe gaming as a compulsion. Insofar as its described literally any of these other diagnoses would be more helpful to the patient as it is seeking treatment for a root cause, not for a past time behavior that has nothing to back it as compulsory in itself.

I'm not saying gaming can't be addictive. It's just silly to paint it so broadly. May as well diagnose everyone that comes in with generalized anxiety disorder, give them some Paxil, and call it a day.

If it's there to describe a more manic behavior where someone seriously can't stop to do things like eat on a regular basis, it needs to be clarified better than it is. But then I think it might just fall into OCD.
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P4wn4g3 posted...

ChainedRedone posted...

P4wn4g3 posted...

Idk, these days? dissociative disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, agoraphobia off the top of my head.

Edit: oh, avoidant personality disorder, and a couple related disorders.

So you're saying drug use disorders doesn't explain it well because they're probably depressed? Do you think someone who Gambles their life savings away simply has an anxiety disorder, or perhaps they're just avoidant and therefore gambling addiction is a stupid label?

None of those disorders explains the compulsion of addiction.

The proposed disorder doesn't describe gaming as a compulsion. Insofar as its described literally any of these other diagnoses would be more helpful to the patient as it is seeking treatment for a root cause, not for a past time behavior that has nothing to back it as compulsory in itself.

I'm not saying gaming can't be addictive. It's just silly to paint it so broadly. May as well diagnose everyone that comes in with generalized anxiety disorder, give them some Paxil, and call it a day.

If it's there to describe a more manic behavior where someone seriously can't stop to do things like eat on a regular basis, it needs to be clarified better than it is. But then I think it might just fall into OCD.

Well the proposed disorder is an addiction and the criteria they provide is compulsive behavior. Like I said, it's essentially the same criteria for drug use disorders. If somebody is playing video games to the point where they lose their jobs and their social relationships, that to me is a serious addiction. You can't just explain it with anxiety or depression. They sure as hell don't seem depressed when they're playing video games. Leave the experts and doctors to do more research and they'll determine whether it's a real disorder or not.
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I'm guessing the rise of online gaming has made it worse. There's no real incentive to stop. No end goal. There's always a new carrot on a stick to chase.
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ChainedRedone posted...

If somebody is playing video games to the point where they lose their jobs and their social relationships, that to me is a serious addiction.

Sure, if playing video games comes before any other issues. More often though playing video games will simply fall into the broad realm of "procrastination" . I have only heard of the gaming to death problem in Korean arcades. For the most part people would lose their access to games if they game themselves broke and go get a job, solving that particular problem.
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Why is drug and alcohol addiction a "disease" but gaming addiction isn't?
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@Renault posted...

is having an excessive digital collection an addiction

@MacadamianNut3

Shut the fuck up before I bury you in front of your fucking parents fuck

Also annie mae watch might be postponed fren late nite @work
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chrono625 posted...

Why is drug and alcohol addiction a "disease" but gaming addiction isn't?

Substances affect your brain chemistry. Activities do as well, but in much different ways. You won't get chemically dependent on them for example.
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