ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2017
Balancing between prejudice and fact for Gaming Disorder: Does the existence of alcohol use disorder stigmatize healthy drinkers or impede scientific research?
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- Awareness and Potential Impacts of the Medicalization of Internet Gaming Disorder: Cross-sectional Survey Among Adolescents in China.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Prerequisites for stakeholder framework: Consumer advocacy and health protection in the digital industry. •.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2020Article
- Identifying individuals in need of help for their uncontrolled gaming: A narrative review of concerns and comments regarding gaming disorder diagnostic criteria.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2020Review
- Including gaming disorder in the ICD-11: The need to do so from a clinical and public health perspective.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2018Article
- A weak scientific basis for gaming disorder: Let us err on the side of caution.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2018Article
- Investigating the differential effects of social networking site addiction and Internet gaming disorder on psychological health.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2017Article
- Construction and Validation of the Binge-Watching Addiction Scale (BiWAS): Validity, Reliability, and Measurement Invariance in a Large Multinational Adult Sample From the Middle East.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
The inclusion of Gaming Disorder (GD) criteria in the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) beta draft was recently criticized, and an argument was made for its removal to "avoid a waste of public resources." However, these misleading statements are believed to be based on under estimation of this ever-growing problem. Such claims may endanger public health and the psychosocial well-being of affected individuals. Thus, the seriousness of the problem was briefly emphasized in our response paper. We provided an overview of how debates of this kind were developed in our region. In addition, we addressed the arguments made on research and children's rights. The accusation that GD exerts negative impacts on children's freedom and stigmatizes healthy gamers may arise from a false belief that this new digital media is benign or not addictive. Such statements could be true in some, but not all, cases. Unwillingness to recognize the addictive potential of gaming, as well as insistence on treating GD simply as an individual problem, are reminiscent of the era in which alcoholism was viewed as a personality problem. These dangerous views place affected individuals at greater health risk and further stigmatize them. Formalization of the disorder is also expected to help in standardization of research and treatment in the field. The inclusion of GD in the upcoming ICD-11 is a responsible step in the right direction.
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