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Posts tagged “addiction”

  • Video Game Addiction: What Do We Know Now?

    By Dr. Rachel Kowert, and Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo · Oct 23, 2019 · Video Games

    This year the World Health Organization (WHO) controversially decided to include the diagnoses of gaming disorder and hazardous gaming in the upcoming eleventh version of the International Statistical Classification of…

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  • Gaming Disorder and the World Health Organization

    By Take This, and Kelli Dunlap, PsyD, MA · Jun 26, 2018 · News, Research

    With the recent news about the inclusion of Gaming Disorder in the draft of the upcoming ICD-11, we asked Dr. Kelli Dunlap (doctor of psychology, game developer, manager of mental…

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  • Researchers Make a Case Against the Inclusion of Gaming Disorder in ICD-11

    By Nissa Campbell · Mar 5, 2018 · Research

    Late last week, a number of game industry organizations put their support behind an international team of researchers and scientists who oppose the World Health Organization’s (WHO) proposed inclusion of…

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  • An Expert Weighs in on Binge Gaming

    By Nissa Campbell · Feb 21, 2018 · Video Games

    The phrase “binge gaming” has bad connotations — it suggests unhealthy overindulgence and a lack of control. But is it really so bad to spend a bunch of hours playing…

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  • The Facts About Gaming Disorder

    By Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo · Dec 28, 2017 · Take This

    In the last few days, many consumers and industry professionals have expressed concern regarding the implications of several news articles that claim the World Health Organization (WHO) now recognizes “Gaming…

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  • One Studio is Ditching the Free-To-Play Model for Its Players’ Health

    By Nissa Campbell · Nov 21, 2017 · Video Games

    Loot boxes and microtransactions have been in the crosshairs for the past couple weeks, as debate rages about the real-money purchases that were originally planned for Star Wars Battlefront II.…

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  • Weekly INT Boost – Sharing Our Stories

    By Nissa Campbell · Aug 18, 2017 · News

    Welcome to our roundup of the best mental health and gaming stories you may have missed. This week, we have three amazing stories about gamers and game developers dealing with…

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  • Weekly INT Boost – Gaming the System

    By Nissa Campbell · Jul 7, 2017 · News

    Welcome to our roundup of the best mental healthy, psychology and gaming articles you may have missed. This week, we have a few new angles on gamification, a retrospective on…

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