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. 2022 Feb 16;11(4):1018. doi: 10.3390/jcm11041018

Table 1.

Diagnostic criteria for DSM-5 and ICD-11. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) included in 2013 internet gaming disorder (IGD) as a condition for further study (left column), and in 2018, the World Health Organization included gaming disorder (GD) as a mental disorder in the International Classification of Disease (ICD-11) (right column).

DMS-5 ICD-11
1. Preoccupation 1. Impaired control
Impairment—Personal
Impairment—Social
Impairment—Education
Impairment—Work
Impairment—Financial
2. Withdrawal
3. Tolerance
4. Unsuccessful attempts
5. Loss of interests
6. Continued use
7. Deception
8. Escape 2. Increasing priority
9 Jeopardized life 3. Continuation