Video gaming is a very popular leisure activity among adults, with more than two billion users worldwide. However, the potential dangers of excessive video gaming are underscored. Gaming disorder is considered as a behavioral addiction , and its status as a mental disorder has been clarified since the release of the DSM-5 in 2013 by the American Psychiatric Association. The DSM-5 defined Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) with diagnostic criteria similar to gambling disorder.
The WHO has also added gaming disorder to its official list of identified mental health conditions in the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). Video gaming has few benefits such as improving focus, multitasking, and improving working memory, but it also comes with negative impacts when used extensively. A few of its negative impacts are impaired control over gaming, increased priority,…
