Video Games Show Promise For Treatment of Anxiety and Depression

Video games show great promise for treating anxiety and depression, but there is still work to do.

This article does a great job of balancing the potential of video games to treat mental illness with the work that still needs to be done to hone the science.

“Overall, video game-based interventions were useful and effective in treating depressive disorders,” states a review of studies carried out in 2022 by experts from the Autonomous University of Madrid and Imperial College London. “However,” it continues, “the limited number of studies identified in this systematic review highlight that video games for depression represent a novel area of research.”

I want to take a minute to solute all those that continue this work. Sorting through the dogma and data to find new treatment solutions. There is so much more to media than entertainment, but it takes a great deal of dedication and effort to sort it all out.

What the data does show us is play is powerful and an amazing tool for reshaping our minds. Onward! 

Source: https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-03-31/video-games-a-promising-tool-for-anxiety-and-depression.html?outputType=amp