Blog:My thoughts on Gaming Disorder.

The American Psychiatric Association has begun looking into video game addiction in order to determine the existence of a possible "Gaming Disorder" the DSM(The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) has video game addiction listed as something to do more research on. There is 9 set criteria the APA which this very wiki lists on this page(https://crappygames.miraheze.org/wiki/Video_Game_Addiction).

Do I think it should be added? Probably.

My reasoning for this is due to the various parallels the proposed criteria has with such as substance use disorder like wanting to cut down and stop but ultimately not being able to in the end or the negative feelings that come with withdrawal.

Their has been cases where game addiction has been been very distressing and in worse cases, fatal such as Shaun Wooley. Hell, EverQuest has even been jokingly called "EverCrack" making the parallels with substance addiction even more apparent.

However there is one thing I have a problem with. That is the name "gaming disorder". I personally think that it is very misleading as Jack Thompson types and SJW's can try to spin the narrative by trying to claim that gaming on its own is a disorder. That's why I think it should be called Gaming Addiction Disorder instead in order to make it clear that gaming own it's own is harmless and addiction is the real problem.

What do you guys think?

