"Gaming Disorder" - The WHOs Newest Mental Health Condition

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On this weeks brand new episode of PARTY UP!, John and BIGMOSH discuss The World Health Organization (AKA: The WHO) recognizing gaming (or as they like to say 'gaming addiction') as a mental health condition called GamingDisorder in it's draft of the 11th Classification of Diseases. They dive into past attacks on the gaming industry, they express how gaming holds more positive aspects than negative, they talk about how gaming can actually help people, and BIGMOSH shares his theory on why the government is now using the angle of mental health to strike a blow. Enjoy!

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