Det har framkommit de senaste dagarna framkommit att WHO vill införa "gaming disorder" som
en ny sjukdom/diagnos i den kommande versionen av ICD 11. Det vill säga att man har bestämt
sig för att för mycket dator- och/eller tv-spelsspelande nu ska klassas som en riktigt sjukdom
precis som andra psykiatriska sjukdomar.
Vad tycket ni, är det befogat att klassa dator- / tv-spelsberoende som en egen sjukdom?
själv diagnobeskrivningen lyder så här:
" Description
Gaming disorder is characterized by a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behaviour (‘digital gaming’ or ‘video-gaming’),
which may be online (i.e., over the internet) or offline, manifested by: 1) impaired control over gaming (e.g., onset,
frequency, intensity, duration, termination, context); 2) increasing priority given to gaming to the extent that gaming
takes precedence over other life interests and daily activities; and 3) continuation or escalation of gaming despite
the occurrence of negative consequences. The behaviour pattern is of sufficient severity to result in
significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas of functioning.
The pattern of gaming behaviour may be continuous or episodic and recurrent. The gaming behaviour and other
features are normally evident over a period of at least 12 months in order for a diagnosis to be assigned,
although the required duration may be shortened if all diagnostic requirements are met and symptoms are severe.
https://icd.who.int/dev11/l-m/en#/http%3a%2f%2fid.who.int%2fi...
"The World Health Organization is on the verge of officially recognizing a phenomenon that researchers
have been studying since the Super Nintendo era: video game addiction. Scientists and public health advocates
who back the move say that compulsive video-game playing is a discrete disorder that can seriously damage
a person’s mental and physical health. But other experts say that classifying a common behavior like gaming
as a potential disease is scientifically unsound and might even repopularize an old stigma against gamers."
https://gizmodo.com/is-video-game-addiction-unscientific-bull...
"There's a certain point at which a hobby can become too much.
The World Health Organization is considering adding "gaming disorder" to the list of mental health
conditions in its next update of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), according to a
beta draft of the document.
The 11th version of the ICD is not yet set, but the addition would be a recognition that a pastime
can become problematic if it leads to a form of addictive behavior. "
http://nordic.businessinsider.com/who-considers-adding-gaming...
https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/28/16825828/who-gaming-disord...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2017/12/24/do-you-have-...
http://akademiai.com/doi/full/10.1556/2006.5.2016.088
ICD är en internationell statisk klassificering av sjukdomar och relaterade hälsoproblem. Alla kända, sjukdomar, symptom
samt annan hälsorelaterad information är systematiskt klassificerad och kategoriserad i kapitel (A-Z)
enligt sjukdomstyp. A- och B- kapitlen är bakterier och virus, C 'r cancer och tumörer, I är hjärtkärlsjukdomar och så vidare.
Det är en modern och utökad efterträdare till Carl von Linnés Genera Morborum