Stigma-related arguments against gaming disorder: a call for research

Christina R. Galanis; Paul H. Delfabbro; Daniel L. King

doi:10.1111/add.15561

Stigma-related arguments against gaming disorder: a call for research

Christina R. Galanis, Paul H. Delfabbro, Daniel L. King

College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

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Abstract

Problem gaming as a diagnostic entity continues to be strongly debated, with the main points of contention likely to be familiar territory to those who conduct or follow addiction research. Such debates are long-standing and have greatly intensified in recent times following the proposal of ‘internet gaming disorder’ as a condition for further study in the DSM-5 and, more recently, with the World Health Organization's inclusion of ‘Gaming disorder’ (GD) in the ICD-11...

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2921-2922
Number of pages	2
Journal	Addiction
Volume	116
Issue number	10
Early online date	16 May 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15561
Publication status	Published - Oct 2021

Keywords

Addiction
behavioural addiction
diagnosis
gaming disorder
ICD-11
stigma

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