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(category 06) which also deals with alcohol, drugs, gambling. There has been strong disagreement among experts on the inclusion of video gaming in the ICD-11 list. #GlazersSellNow #GDRAGON #GlazersOut

devrant.com/rants/5524965/… This criteria, when endorsed, aims to identify extreme cases of behaviour as addiction. The average child who plays a lot of games is not addicted. Only when their gaming is to the severe detriment of other parts of life, and they continue to pursue

youengage.me/p/62a1b671933d… it in spite of this for 12 months does it start to fall into this diagnosis.

Also, it’s important to understand that the levels of dopamine that games create in the brain

myapple.pl/users/394831-k… are only a tenth of those created by chemical substances that can be addictive. Changing behaviour is about helping children form new habits rather than a chemical withdrawal like substance abuse.

restauranthjem.co.uk/profile/kirmin… Managing online interactions
Like many things in life, video games are much more fun when played with other people. Recently that has transitioned from playing with people in the same room to other people online.

sistahspace.org/profile/kirmin… Additionally, the numbers of people that can participate in a single game has greatly risen. The popularity of Fortnite stems in part from its inclusion of 100 strangers in the same fight to the death.

passivehousecanada.com/members/kirmin… Growth of social networking in gaming
Also, the level and types of communication online games offer has evolved significantly over recent years. Whereas games were seen separately to social media, they now greatly overlap with

mindsumo.com/user/kirmin-hu… online social sharing sites. In fact, most children’s first interaction with someone they don’t know online is now more likely to be in a video game like Roblox than anywhere else.

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