Game addiction can occur continuously or in stages. Signs must last for at least 12 months

By ckphung | Childhood memories | 23 Jul 2020

Game addiction can occur continuously or in stages. Signs must last for at least 12 months. If the symptoms appear in full severity, the patient can be diagnosed earlier.

1. Signs of game addiction
- In the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Issues (ICD 11), updated in May, WHO included game addiction as a group of mental disorders, characterized by persistent play behavior, recurring, whether online or offline.

- Accordingly, three signs of typical game addiction in a person include:

Difficult to control game level (such as frequency, intensity, time, context); even lose control over gaming. For example, children can not escape the temptation to play games, have decided to play the game or not, when to stop, ...
Prioritize gaming over other daily activities: Game addicts increase the priority for gaming. Video games take precedence over other life benefits and daily activities. Even children who are addicted to online games tend to postpone urgent tasks, such as deadlines for homework, exam review, etc.
Continue or play more and more games, despite the appearance of negative consequences.

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