Is a gaming addiction a mental health disorder? A look at South Korea

The debate surrounding game addition gained attention in May when the World Health Organisation officially recognised 'Internet gaming disorder' and added it to its list of diseases. — dpa

His videogame habit started in middle school.

His bedroom door was always locked, and when his grandmother stood on the veranda and peered through his window, he was invariably engrossed in an on-screen gunfight.