新奇事件簿 沉迷游戏也是一种精神疾病

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that too much gaming is officially a mental health problem. The WHO has put "gaming addiction¹" as a mental health condition on its official list of diseases. The list is called the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). It says that gaming disorder² happens when people cannot stop playing and gaming becomes more important than other interests in life. The WHO says this must happen for at least a year for a doctor to say someone has gaming disorder. Someone with gaming disorder will insist on gaming even if they know they have a problem and they have suffered "negative consequences" from gaming too much.

世界卫生组织WHO表示过于沉迷游戏正式被归为一种心理健康问题。WHO将“游戏瘾”作为一种心理健康状况列入其官方疾病名单中。该名单被称为《国际疾病分类》（ICD）。其表示当人们打游戏打到停不下来并将游戏当成生命中最重要的兴趣爱好时，就会出现游戏障碍。WHO称，如果医生诊断出某人患有游戏障碍，那么该患者至少一年前就出现了出现了症状。患游戏障碍的人会坚持打游戏，即使他们知道自己患有这种疾病并出现了各种由于过度游戏而导致的“负面影响”。

The WHO said doctors should be aware that addiction to gaming is a clear and present danger to people's health because it has "serious" consequences. A WHO spokesman said: "Most people who play video games don't have a disorder, just like most people who drink alcohol don't have a disorder either. However, in certain circumstances, overuse can lead to adverse³ effects." Some doctors believe that too much gaming should not be considered a mental illness. Psychiatrist⁴ Allen Frances compared an addiction to gaming to coffee addiction. He said: "Billions of people around the world are hooked on caffeine for fun or better functioning, but only rarely does this cause more trouble than its worth."

WHO称，医生应该意识到游戏瘾对人类健康有着明确且现实的危险，因为游戏瘾会导致‘严重’的后果。WHO发言人说道：“大部分打游戏的人并未患有紊乱疾病，就像大多数嗜酒者没有紊乱疾病一样。然而在某种情况下，过度沉迷就会导致一些不良反应。”一些医生认为过度游戏不应该被认为是一种精神疾病。精神学家艾伦·弗郎西斯（Allen Frances）将游戏瘾比作咖啡瘾。他说：“世界上有数十亿人沉迷咖啡因带来的乐趣或更好的状态，但很少人会因为咖啡瘾而出现问题。”

1 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

2 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

3 adverse   

adj.不利的；有害的；敌对的，不友好的

参考例句：

• He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。
• The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。

4 psychiatrist   

n.精神病专家；精神病医师

参考例句：

• He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
• The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。