Who has included video game addiction to the list of diseases and disorders
The disorder can be diagnosed if a person due to video games more than a year of disturbance in personal, family, social and other fields.
GENEVA, June 18. /TASS/. More than 55 thousand of diseases, injuries and disorders, including gambling addiction, are included in the published Monday by the world health organization (who) the eleventh edition of the International classification of diseases (ICD-11). This document was first fully presented in electronic form.
As explained in the who ICD-11 is based “to determine trends and statistics in global scale”, it is also the international standard for presentations about the diseases. The classification contains “more than 55 thousand unique codes for injuries, illnesses and causes of death”, allowing health care professionals to “use a common language and share information around the world.” The development of this document, “pride” in who, since it can be “a lot to learn about the causes of disease and death, to take steps to prevent suffering and save lives,” he said in connection with the publication of ICD-11 the Director-General of the organization of CEDROS Adan Ghebreyesus.