Ï㽶ÊÓƵ News - video game addiction /channels/news_feeds/all/term/video%20game%20addiction/rss en Is video game addiction a disease? Dr. Jeffrey Derevensky weighs in /channels/channels/news/video-game-addiction-disease-dr-jeffrey-derevensky-weighs-286448 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/4122290/video-game-addiction-mental-health/"><img src="/newsroom/files/newsroom/channels/image/globalnews.jpg" style="float:right; height:222px; width:222px" /></a>The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to classify video game addiction as a disease, according to a June redefinition of their International Classification of Diseases (ICD). In the wake of this decision, various experts in education, law and psychology have been consulted for their opinions.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">6 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 06 Apr 2018 19:24:22 +0000 webfull 137168 at /channels