Mental Health

Gaming addiction is now seen as a mental health condition by the WHO

A visitor plays with a 'Playstation' at an exhibition stand at the Gamescom 2009 fair in Cologne August 22, 2009. The Gamescom convention, Europe's leading fair for computer games, runs from August 19 to August 23. REUTERS/Ina FAssbender (GERMANY ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

WHO are now recognising video game addiction as a mental health disorder, here is why. Image: REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

Aylin Woodward
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