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Ambiguities in existing Iranian national policies addressing excessive gaming.

Authors :
Shadloo B
Farnam R
Amin-Esmaeili M
Hamzehzadeh M
Rafiemanesh H
Jobehdar MM
Ghani K
Rahimi J
Sangchooli A
Rahimi-Movaghar A
Source :
Journal of behavioral addictions [J Behav Addict] 2018 Sep 01; Vol. 7 (3), pp. 540-542. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jul 19.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

Considering the scarcity of available science and controversies around effective policies addressing gaming disorder and its health-related consequences, Király et al. have conducted a systematic review on current evidence regarding this issue. We, a group of researchers in this field, would like to express our perspective from Iran. With rapid growth of gaming, Iran seems to be facing some specific policy issues and challenges, which are going to be reviewed in this short commentary.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2063-5303
Volume :
7
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of behavioral addictions
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
30022677
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.63