The World Health Organization (WHO) has included "gambling disorders" in the global list of diseases. Now this is no longer the fantasy of parents, dissatisfied with the fact that children spend too much time behind game consoles.

Henceforth, according to the WHO classification, there are three main symptoms by which this diagnosis can be established:.

problems with self-control due to gaming (a person plays too often, refuses other activities and t.

ousting other occupations in life by gaming.

Continuation of hobby games despite the negative effects that this causes in life.

Experts note that physicians have long been calling for recognizing these signs as symptoms of the disease, despite the fact that unlike many diseases with clear manifestations, here the negative effects can vary greatly from person to person.

Other experts note that in fact such a description of the dependence on computer games is comparable to the description of the dependence on gambling games. In other words, the formulation of symptoms is very blurred and leaves a lot of space for uncertainty.

In addition, WHO itself recognizes that the number of people who can make this diagnosis is small. "Millions of gamers who spend a lot of time on games, still do not fall under this diagnosis," acknowledged the representative of WHO, Vladimir Poznyak in an interview with CNN.

Source: News Yu.

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