A cross-sectional study of 2107 gamers found that 88.4% experienced emotional benefits from gaming.
This newly published review of commercial video games is designed to help psychiatrists understand the considerable mental health benefits for gaming including:
(1) Evidence that commercially available video games could benefit gamers in ameliorating anxiety and depression.
(2) Video games positively impact mental for youth in at-risk, to mild, and moderate mental ill-health categories.
(3) Men perceiving first-person shooter and stealth games were most beneficial, while women found mobile and life simulator games more effective.
The article also focuses on the issues with unregulated social and moni mechanics that can be harmful to vulnerable populations.
Overall a very balanced review of studies conducted over the last 10 years designed to help doctors better understand and manage their patients gaming habits.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10398562231211137
