The addiction to video games is already a disease, according to WHO
The addiction to video games has officially become a disease for the World Health Organization (WHO), which will lead to new prevention and treatment programs in the world and to what the industry has answered by questioning the scientific evidence that It supports this decision. "There are clear indications that it is a public health problem, against which some countries are already taking preventive and treatment measures," Dr. Robert Jakob, head of the WHO team that elaborated the study, responds in an interview. list. The entry of addiction to video games in this category occurred in the first revision made by the organization of its International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) in thirty years and that was recently approved in its world assembly. To take that step they were revised studies of 60 scientific societies from different countries, including Spain, which concluded that this addiction has become a disease for many Internet users, through its various supports, and consoles. "If playing is a priority, if you can not stop, if that generates problems in the social environment, if you lose friends or work is neglected, and if this lasts for a year, then there is addiction to video games" , explained Jakob.