The WHO Has made Gaming Addiction a Disease! - PvG 54

PARENTS vs GAMING

English - January 25, 2023 13:00 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
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This week on Parents vs Gaming we are joined by Clinical Social Worker Melena Ornelas to talk about the World Health Organization and the ever evolving Gaming Addiction.

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The links below are where we received all of our information:

American Psychiatric Association. (2018, June). Internet gaming. American Psychiatric Association. Retrieved from https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/internet-gaming

Stevens, M. W., Dorstyn, D., Delfabbro, P. H., & King, D. L. (2021). Global prevalence of gaming disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 55(6), 553–568. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867420962851

World Health Organization. (2018, September 14). Addictive behaviours: Gaming disorder. World Health Organization. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/addictive-behaviours-gaming-disorder

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Parents vs Gaming is our Weekly podcast show where we try to keep parents in the know and give our advice and how to be involved in gaming. Or we help out those relationship gamers and how to balance life and gaming.