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Article: Including gaming disorder in the ICD-11: The need to do so from a clinical and public health perspective: Commentary on: A weak scientific basis for gaming disorder: Let us err on the side of caution (van Rooij et al., 2018)

TitleIncluding gaming disorder in the ICD-11: The need to do so from a clinical and public health perspective: Commentary on: A weak scientific basis for gaming disorder: Let us err on the side of caution (van Rooij et al., 2018)
Authors
Keywordsgaming disorder
ICD-11
clinical perspective
public health
Issue Date2018
PublisherAkadémiai Kiadó: Open Access Journal. The Journal's web site is located at http://akademiai.com/loi/2006
Citation
Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 2018, v. 7 n. 3, p. 556-561 How to Cite?
AbstractThe proposed introduction of gaming disorder (GD) in the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) has led to a lively debate over the past year. Besides the broad support for the decision in the academic press, a recent publication by van Rooij et al. (2018) repeated the criticism raised against the inclusion of GD in ICD-11 by Aarseth et al. (2017). We argue that this group of researchers fails to recognize the clinical and public health considerations, which support the WHO perspective. It is important to recognize a range of biases that may influence this debate; in particular, the gaming industry may wish to diminish its responsibility by claiming that GD is not a public health problem, a position which maybe supported by arguments from scholars based in media psychology, computer games research, communication science, and related disciplines. However, just as with any other disease or disorder in the ICD-11, the decision whether or not to include GD is based on clinical evidence and public health needs. Therefore, we reiterate our conclusion that including GD reflects the essence of the ICD and will facilitate treatment and prevention for those who need it.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/289146
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dc.contributor.authorHiguchi, S-
dc.contributor.authorKing, DL-
dc.contributor.authorMann, K-
dc.contributor.authorPotenza, M-
dc.contributor.authorSaunders, JB-
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dc.contributor.authorGoudriaan, AE-
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dc.contributor.authorHao, W-
dc.contributor.authorHodgins, DC-
dc.contributor.authorIp, P-
dc.contributor.authorKirály, O-
dc.contributor.authorLee, HK-
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dc.contributor.authorStein, DJ-
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dc.date.issued2018-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Behavioral Addictions, 2018, v. 7 n. 3, p. 556-561-
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dc.description.abstractThe proposed introduction of gaming disorder (GD) in the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) has led to a lively debate over the past year. Besides the broad support for the decision in the academic press, a recent publication by van Rooij et al. (2018) repeated the criticism raised against the inclusion of GD in ICD-11 by Aarseth et al. (2017). We argue that this group of researchers fails to recognize the clinical and public health considerations, which support the WHO perspective. It is important to recognize a range of biases that may influence this debate; in particular, the gaming industry may wish to diminish its responsibility by claiming that GD is not a public health problem, a position which maybe supported by arguments from scholars based in media psychology, computer games research, communication science, and related disciplines. However, just as with any other disease or disorder in the ICD-11, the decision whether or not to include GD is based on clinical evidence and public health needs. Therefore, we reiterate our conclusion that including GD reflects the essence of the ICD and will facilitate treatment and prevention for those who need it.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherAkadémiai Kiadó: Open Access Journal. The Journal's web site is located at http://akademiai.com/loi/2006-
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dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectgaming disorder-
dc.subjectICD-11-
dc.subjectclinical perspective-
dc.subjectpublic health-
dc.titleIncluding gaming disorder in the ICD-11: The need to do so from a clinical and public health perspective: Commentary on: A weak scientific basis for gaming disorder: Let us err on the side of caution (van Rooij et al., 2018)-
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