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Ambiguities in existing Iranian national policies addressing excessive gaming: Commentary on: Policy responses to problematic video game use: A systematic review of current measures and future possibilities (Király et al., 2018)

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Shadloo, Behrang, Farnam, Rabert, Amin-Esmaeili, Masoumeh, Hamzehzadeh, Marziyeh, Rafiemanesh, Hosein, Jobehdar, Maral Mardaneh, Ghani, Kamyar, Rahimi, Jamileh, Sangchooli, Arshiya, Rahimi-Movaghar, Afarin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Akadémiai Kiadó 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6426390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30022677
http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.63
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Sumario: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.