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Comment
. 2017 Sep 1;6(3):310-312.
doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.048. Epub 2017 Aug 17.

Inclusion of gaming disorder in the diagnostic classifications and promotion of public health response

Behrang Shadloo  1 , Rabert Farnam  1 , Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili  1 , Marziyeh Hamzehzadeh  1 , Hosein Rafiemanesh  1   2 , Maral Mardaneh Jobehdar  1   3 , Kamyar Ghani  1   3 , Nader Charkhgard  1   3 , Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar  1
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Comment

Inclusion of gaming disorder in the diagnostic classifications and promotion of public health response

Behrang Shadloo et al. J Behav Addict. .

Abstract

There are ongoing controversies regarding the upcoming ICD-11 concept of gaming disorder. Recently, Aarseth et al. have put this diagnostic entity into scrutiny. Although we, a group of Iranian researchers and clinicians, acknowledge some of Aarseth et al.'s concerns, believe that the inclusion of gaming disorder in the upcoming ICD-11 would facilitate necessary steps to raise public awareness, enhance development of proper diagnostic approaches and treatment interventions, and improve health and non-health policies.

Keywords: addictive behaviors; behavioral addictions; non-substance-related disorders.

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  • Scholars' open debate paper on the World Health Organization ICD-11 Gaming Disorder proposal.
    Aarseth E, Bean AM, Boonen H, Colder Carras M, Coulson M, Das D, Deleuze J, Dunkels E, Edman J, Ferguson CJ, Haagsma MC, Helmersson Bergmark K, Hussain Z, Jansz J, Kardefelt-Winther D, Kutner L, Markey P, Nielsen RKL, Prause N, Przybylski A, Quandt T, Schimmenti A, Starcevic V, Stutman G, Van Looy J, Van Rooij AJ. Aarseth E, et al. J Behav Addict. 2017 Sep 1;6(3):267-270. doi: 10.1556/2006.5.2016.088. Epub 2016 Dec 30. J Behav Addict. 2017. PMID: 28033714 Free PMC article.

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