Release date: 2017-01-18
When it comes to video games, people usually love and hate. They provide a choice of leisure and entertainment that helps us pass the time; but it also makes many people, especially teenagers, addicted to it, delaying work or study.
However, if video games help to treat depression, have you ever heard of it?
Recently, American researchers tried to use a video game program to treat depression in two experiments, and achieved good results. This game therapy targets potential cognitive problems associated with depression, not just controlling symptoms.
Both studies were conducted in collaboration with researchers at the University of Washington and the University of California, San Francisco.
In the first study, the researchers randomized 22 elderly patients with depression into two groups, one using an application called “Project: EVO†and the other receiving conventional therapy for depression. Elderly patients with depression who are participating in the experiment are usually over 60 years old. The symptoms are that they are unable to raise their spirits for their personal goals, and they are too anxious to concentrate.
"Project: EVO" is a video game application based on mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets. It aims to enhance the cognitive ability of users at the neurological level through the electronic game interface. On request, patients who receive this therapy play this game 5 times a week for 20 minutes each time. Many patients actually play games beyond this time requirement.
What is the result of the experiment? In the American online magazine, Depression and Anxiety, the researchers reported that after four weeks of testing, patients receiving video-game therapy were significantly better at improving cognitive performance, including attention, than patients receiving conventional therapy; For the improvement of emotions and self-reporting functions, the effects of the two therapies are close.
Researchers believe that video games that improve cognitive skills may be an effective way to intervene in old age depression. Hua Jin Angela, the first author of the paper, said that although the “Project: EVO†was not designed specifically for the treatment of depression, they hypothesized that targeted treatment would have an effect on improving the symptoms of depression, and the results of the trials so far are very optimistic. .
In the second study, the researchers randomized more than 600 American patients with moderate or mild depression into three groups and received three different mobile application interventions, “Project: EVO,†providing routine therapy. A mobile app for information and a mobile app that serves as a control program and only provides general health advice.
Researchers report in the American online journal Medical Internet Research that symptoms of mild depression are improved after three application interventions; symptoms of moderate depression are improved after intervention with the first two applications. The degree is greater than the patient receiving the intervention of the control program.
Patricia Arian, the first author of the paper, said that the game program "Project: EVO" has the potential to provide treatment for people with depression who are unconditionally receiving conventional therapy. However, don't think that you can treat depression by playing video games. Patricia reminds that such applications for treatment must be used under the guidance of a clinician.
Having said that, if you are not a depressed person and are addicted to playing video games, you still have to accept it. After all, it’s a little fun, and it’s addictive.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
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