Video Game Addiction <br />Is Classified as a Mental <br />Health Disorder by WHO The World Health Organization made <br />the classification in its International <br />Classifications of Diseases (ICD). The ICD describes the addiction as <br />"a pattern of persistent or recurrent <br />gaming behavior" that "takes <br />precedence over other life interests." According to the WHO, <br />a small percentage of gamers <br />develop a problematic addiction. But some of the worst cases reveal <br />players gaming for 20 hours straight, <br />without eating or sleeping. The ICD enables the WHO <br />to understand health trends<br /> and to "take action to prevent <br />suffering and save lives." Health insurers also <br />use the ICD classifications <br />in regards to reimbursements. Lobbying group <br />Video Games Coalition <br />has urged the WHO to <br />reconsider the classification.
