A video game tournament happens at Caesars casino in Atlantic City, N.J. on March 31, 2017. Lisa Pont has heard plenty of skepticism about video game addiction and whether it's truly a medical condition that should be classified as a disease, as the World Health Organization plans to officially do in a couple of month THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Wayne Parry

TORONTO — Lisa Pont has heard plenty of skepticism about video game addiction and whether it's truly a medical condition that should be classified as a disease, as the World Health Organization plans to officially do in a couple of months.
"Some people think it trivializes other diseases. People think, 'Oh my God, how can you get addicted to gaming? Just put (the controller) down,' or like, 'Please, then anything can be a disease,'" says Pont, a social worker at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.


The WHO has said it will include "gaming disorder" in a June update to its International Classification of Diseases (ICD), defining it as a pattern of behaviour "characterized by impaired control over gaming, increasing priority given to gaming over other activities to the extent that gaming takes precedence over other interests and daily activities, and continuation or escalation of gaming despite the occurrence of negative consequences."
A diagnosis would recognize "significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas of functioning and would normally have been evident for at least 12 months."
A CAMH study released in 2016 estimated 13 per cent of Ontario students — or almost 123,000 kids — have experienced symptoms of a "video gaming problem," which was up from nine per cent in 2007. About one in five boys reported having "problematic symptoms" linked to their video gaming.
The WHO has been studying the issue since 2014, while the American Psychiatric Association has flagged "internet gaming disorder" for further study and consideration in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) since 2013, but has not yet moved forward with it. They are two of the main groups the medical community in Canada looks to for guidance on diagnosing and treating patients.
Prof. Jeffrey Derevensky, director of the International Centre for Youth Gambling at McGill University, consulted with the WHO in preparing the upcoming ICD-11 release and says video game addiction is "clearly a growing problem."
"It may not have the same prevalence as some other disorders but ... I get a call at least once every two weeks from a parent who says, 'I can't get him off his computer,' or 'I can't get him off his cellphone because all he wants to do is play these games,'" Derevensky says.
"There've been a number of instances where individuals have actually committed suicide because they weren't able to have access to their computer for gaming."

http://www.timescolonist.com/video-game-addiction-a-disease-who-prepares-to-codify-gaming-disorder-1.23254340

A disorder?

Benefits of Playing Video Games nko?
1. Improves coordination
2. Improves problem-solving skills
3. Enhances memory
4. Improves attention and concentration
5. It is a great source of learning
6. Enhances multitasking
7. Video games are introverts best company etc


Nothing special about FTC sev.

The guy below me you're "Offpoint", focus on the topic.
Glo is so on point

The guy above me... delete your post before I wake up from sleep. I clicked the *reply" link before you. you may be at the top, but I'm the FTC.

......
Game addiction is an incurable disease, a disease whereby the victims are not interested in its cure. a similar and a perfect scenario for a perfect comparison is... like that of buhari supporters.
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Modified: the guy above me, my name is offpoint and the only benefit of video game to me is... it increases and improve my sexual performance.

Interesting.

wetn concern me, make i dy play my candy crush dy go

Ok. Lalastica over to you

One keg of Ogogoro for the person below me

whatever anyone thinks, I can never give up gaming. Not for anything. Gaming till I die

Not with FIFA 18, ,

True sha. First day i played pubg, i played it from 12am to 4pm chai.

Offpoint:
The guy above me... delete your post before I wake up from sleep. I clicked the *reply" link before you. you may be at the top, but I'm the FTC.

And it took you 4 minutes to write this, and this is all you could do? All you FTC people, y'all can't help yourselves.

Gaming Addictive Disorder, all the way

Abeg, who are these ones deceiving that Videogame is an addiction when some people are making a living out of it??

of course pes 2018 can't stop playing it.

bounju:
Abeg, who are these ones deceiving that Videogame is an addiction when some people are making a living out of it??

no mind em, very soon then go tag Ann spiritual

After classifying video game addiction to a disorder, will they classify movie addiction, football addiction, social media addiction as disorders too?

bounju:
Abeg, who are these ones deceiving that Videogame is an addiction when some people are making a living out of it??

Tell that to this guy. https://www.nairaland.com/2815936/russian-gamer-sue-fallout-4

PrincessB1:

are u a gamer urself?

video game disorder?? Are dese pipu alright at all??

Long overdue

Asowari:
of course pes 2018 can't stop playing it.

on ps3 right?

ABEG WHO GET FARCRY 5,

if that's the case, they should stop being politically correct and classify pornography and sex addiction as disorders, instead of grouping it under behavioral disorders and saying "there is no such thing as pornography addiction", so as not to cause ideological friction with their liberal sponsors

encryptjay:

The WHO has been studying the issue since 2014, while the American Psychiatric Association has flagged "internet gaming disorder" for further study and consideration in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) since 2013, but has not yet moved forward with it.

exactly my point, why would they?

WHO my foot. In fact I must get my PS4 this year.

Lol I find this cool and funny same time, cool because alot of people who tag what they see others do and they don't like a disorder will be triggered by this, funny cos im a gamer and i dont see why gaming should be a disorder its literally a sport, and before i finish anyone knows if ps3 pads can be repaired mine has been malfunctioning.

Jesse01:
on ps3 right?

yea on ps3 don't have money to buy ps4 new PS 4 na #120 k London use 90k I no get that kind money

Oya let's do crazy stuff..there is LGBT, feminist association, oya gamers let's force them to legalise gaming..do not look down on gamers...!! We have to protect and defend ourselves..the word is indeed foolish.

Make them no start that rubbish o. Me that I cant do without playing PES17

guttentag:
ABEG WHO GET FARCRY 5,

go to oceanofgames.com... you'd get whatever game you want...don't thank me...

Ejiod:
WHO my foot. In fact I must get my PS4 this year.

not only u...I am also planning on buying inverter..so that NEPA will not disturb me.