Scholars’ open debate paper on the World Health Organization ICD-11 Gaming Disorder proposal

Aarseth, Espen; M. Bean, Anthony; Boonen, Huub; Colder Carras, Michelle; Coulson, Mark; Das, Dimitri; Deleuze, Jory; Dunkels, Elza; Edman, Johan; J. Ferguson, Christopher; C. Haagsma, Maria; Helmersson Bergmark, Karin; Hussain, Zaheer; Jansz, Jeroen; Kardefelt‐Winther, Daniel; A. Kutner, Lawrence; M. Markey, Patrick; Kristian Lundedal Nielsen, Rune; Prause, Nicole; K Przybylski, Andrew; Quandt, Thorsten; Schimmenti, Adriano; Starčević, Vladan; Stutman, Gabrielle; Van Looy, Jan; J. van Rooij, Antonius

doi:10.1556/2006.5.2016.088

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Scholars’ open debate paper on the World Health Organization ICD-11 Gaming Disorder proposal

Published in Journal of Behavioral Addictions • Dec 30, 2016

Authors:

Espen Aarseth

Anthony M. Bean

Huub Boonen

Abstract

Concerns about problematic gaming behaviors deserve our full attention. However, we claim that it is far from clear that these problems can or should be attributed to a new disorder. The empirical basis for a Gaming Disorder proposal, such as in the new ICD-11, suffers from fundamental issues. Our m...

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Psychology

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