P. Thakur, M. Sharma, John Vijay Sagar Kommu, Nitin Anand
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Abstract
Esports is being seen as equivalent to sport. Subsequent to diagnostics started treating gaming as mental health condition or a research category. The need is being felt to explore the mental health perspective of Esports. Thus, for people who are engaged in Esports, there is a possibility that they may develop certain physical or mental health concerns if the gaming pattern is problematic. It implies the need for research to identify the status of their clinical condition or a career option as a sport player.