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"Gaming disorder is not a mental illness to be taken lightly"
Read More »NHS England opens first gaming disorder clinic as lobbyists call for games industry to ‘take more responsibility’
EA and Epic called before UK Parliamentary Committee to discuss loot boxes and gaming disorder
EA rebrands "loot boxes" as "surprise mechanics"
Read More »New online test seeks to collect data on gaming disorder
Scores of 5 or more suggest 'higher tendencies towards gaming disorder'
Read More »World Health Organization officially recognises ‘gaming disorder’
ICD-11 comes into effect on January 1st, 2022
Read More »World Health Organisation to vote this week on whether it will officially recognise ‘gaming disorder’
WHO insists the decision "reflects a consensus of experts"
Read More »UK academic unconvinced by WHO gaming disorder inclusion
"I just feel like we don't know enough yet, and we feel we know a lot."
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