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Winning The Game Against Depression: A Systematic Review of Video Games for the Treatment of Depressive Disorders

This review offers a comprehensive picture of the effectiveness of video games, (including commercial video games) for the treatment of depressive disorders.

Winning The Game Against Depression: A Systematic Review of Video Games for the Treatment of Depressive Disorders

This review offers a comprehensive picture of the effectiveness of video games, (including commercial video games) for the treatment of depressive disorders.

The authors found that video games are effective in reducing clinical symptoms of depression. Video games could be a useful additional treatment with the capacity to overcome physical barriers in the delivery of psychotherapy.

In all cases the video games reduced symptoms of depression and in some cases we saw significant mean reduction in the children’s depression rating scale (difference 2.73, 95% confidence interval −0.31 to 5.77; p < 0.05), and also, a higher remission rates than those who received treatment as usual (difference 17.3%, 95% confidence interval 1.6% to 31.8%; p < 0.05).

As the study outlines, a closer look is required, but as with a lot of the studies we have been sharing, there is great promise here.

Source

National Library of Medicine Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8811339/

Study Authors: Marta Ruiz, Manon Moreno, Braulio Girela-Serrano, Isaac Díaz-Oliván, Laura Jiménez Muñoz, Cristina González-Garrido and Alejandro Porras-Segovia