Research: Online Video Game Therapy for Mental Health Concerns: A Review

Authored by Wilkinson, N., Ang RP, and Goh DH in International Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 54, Issue 4, p. 370-382, (2008).

Article summary (posted Oct 2, 2008):

Engineers and therapists can work together to create online video games that might be useful therapy tools for people with autism.

To date there have been few studies of online video games as therapy. This review article describes the use of video game therapy to help people with autism. The paper begins with a review of the history of video games (1970s - 1980s). The authors believe that online society games may be very useful for people with autism. In some cases video games may be as helpful as a therapist.

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autism, mental health, psychiatry, review article, therapist, therapy, video, video game
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