The World Health Organization is worried about video games-just recently, it officially recognized "Gaming Disorder" as a mental health condition. But it's not that simple. The American Psychiatric Association isn't convinced and says there's not enough research showing that video game addiction is its disorder. So what's going on? Is video game addiction REALLY a thing? Find out in the latest Above the Noise episode. An activity to accompany the video is included. [6:09]

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mental health, addiction

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gaming disorder, pbs learningmedia, pbs learningmedia: above the noise: is video game addiction real?, addictions

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• Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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