Saturday, February 15, 2020

'I don't want to quit': Treating gaming addiction in Japan



With more and more young people addicted to online video games, is there a way to treat the disease?


More and more young people are becoming addicted to online video games.
In a controversial decision last year the World Health Organization (WHO) classified it as a disorder. The WHO defines gaming disorder as "impaired control over gaming, increasing priority given to gaming over other activities, and continuation or escalation of gaming despite negative consequences."
Although this disorder can be found anywhere in the world and only affects a small number of people who play video games, one of the first countries to deal with the disorder is Japan.

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