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Comment
. 2018 Sep 1;7(3):540-542.
doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.63. Epub 2018 Jul 19.

Ambiguities in existing Iranian national policies addressing excessive gaming

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 , Jamileh Rahimi  1   4 , Arshiya Sangchooli  1 , Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar  1
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Ambiguities in existing Iranian national policies addressing excessive gaming

Behrang Shadloo et al. J Behav Addict. .

Abstract

Considering the scarcity of available science and controversies around effective policies addressing gaming disorder and its health-related consequences, Király et al. have conducted a systematic review on current evidence regarding this issue. We, a group of researchers in this field, would like to express our perspective from Iran. With rapid growth of gaming, Iran seems to be facing some specific policy issues and challenges, which are going to be reviewed in this short commentary.

Keywords: Internet gaming disorder; Iran; excessive gaming; gaming policy.

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