Public health approaches and policy changes after the inclusion of gaming disorder in ICD-11: global needs. (August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Long, Jiang; Bhad, Roshan; Potenza, Marc N.; Orsolini, Laura; Phan, Vicky; Kanabar, Mitika; Achab, Sophia
• Is Part Of: BJPsych international. Volume 19:Number 3(2022)
• Page Start: 63
• Page End: 66
• Publication Date: 2022-08
• Subjects: Education and training -- gaming disorder -- public health and policy making -- ICD-11 -- management; Psychiatry, Transcultural -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Comparative psychiatry -- Periodicals; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1192/bji.2021.57
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2056-4740

Abstract

Abstract : The World Health Organization (WHO) has added gaming disorder to ICD-11 as a clinical condition associated with distress or interference with personal functioning. This inclusion leads to clinical and public health benefits, such as harmonising terminology, offering clinical landmarks and improving monitoring capabilities and data comparability. Training health professionals to identify and manage gaming disorder is a key challenge for countries. In the present paper we compiled opinions from different countries around the globe on their state of preparedness and needs to tackle this issue. The global views on the topic feed arguments for developing an evidence-based and cross-cultural training tool for gaming disorder management by health professionals.