Ep. 19 - Google say what? The search for Internet Addiction.
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In this episode Dr. Weissman shares some of the nation's top mental health searches by state. He then reviews an NPR article by Anya Kamenetz, the author of The Art of Screen Time, that addresses the World Health Organization's vote in May 2019 to adopt the latest edition of its International Classification of Diseases, or ICD, to include an entry on "gaming disorder" as a behavioral addiction.
https://news.wbfo.org/post/financial-stress-internet-addiction-among-most-googled-mental-health-issues-ny
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/28/727585904/is-gaming-disorder-an-illness-the-who-says-yes-adding-it-to-its-list-of-diseases
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