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Gaming to treat depression (Theraputic Worlds)
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Researchers have found promising results for treating depression with a video game interface that targets underlying cognitive issues associated with depression rather than just managing the symptoms.
posted: 13/01/2017
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Could action video games help people with dyslexia learn to read? (Theraputic Worlds)
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In addition to their trouble with reading, people with dyslexia also have greater difficulty than typical readers do when it comes to managing competing sensory cues, according to a study reported February 13 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. The findings suggest that action video games might improve literacy skills in those with dyslexia, which represent five to ten percent of the population.
posted: 19/02/2014
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Dance and Virtual Reality: A Promising Treatment for Urinary Incontinence in Elderly Women (Theraputic Worlds)
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Newswise — Virtual reality, dance and fun are not the first things that come to mind when we think of treating urinary incontinence in senior women. However, these concepts were the foundations of a promising study by Dr. Chantal Dumoulin, PhD, Canada Research Chair in Urogynaecological Health and Aging, a researcher at the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, and an associate professor in the Physiotherapy Program of the Rehabilitation School at Université de Montréal, and her master's student, Miss Valérie Elliott.
posted: 14/01/2014
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Mobile Tech and Talk Therapies Strike at the Moment Binge Eating Urges Do (Theraputic Worlds)
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Two new treatment methods under investigation at Drexel University aim to help people reduce binge-eating behavior.
posted: 02/10/2013
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Training the Older Brain in 3-D: Video Game Enhances Cognitive Control (Theraputic Worlds)
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Scientists at UC San Francisco are reporting that they have found a way to reverse some of the negative effects of aging on the brain, using a video game designed to improve cognitive control.
posted: 05/09/2013
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Psychotherapy via internet as good as if not better than face-to-face consultations (Theraputic Worlds)
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Online psychotherapy is just as efficient as conventional therapy. Three months after the end of the therapy, patients given online treatment even displayed fewer symptoms. For the first time, clinical researchers from the University of Zurich provide scientific evidence of the equal value of internet-based psychotherapy.
posted: 31/07/2013
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Skyrim Comforts Gamer After Sister’s Passing (Theraputic Worlds)
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In a touching contempory example of how the alternate lives led in a gameworld or other social VR environment meld with physical life, a case where the VR gameworld Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, was a huge form of solace for a gamer who lost his sister to cancer over a year ago has surfaced.
posted: 15/03/2013
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Seniors Who Play Video Games Report Better Sense of Emotional Well-Being (Theraputic Worlds)
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New research from North Carolina State University finds that older adults who play video games report higher levels of emotional well-being.
posted: 09/03/2013
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Computer mediation can help combat bullying in schools (Theraputic Worlds)
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University research has demonstrated how computer mediation could help combat bullying in schools.
posted: 25/11/2012
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Computers less helpful on college drinking (Theraputic Worlds)
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Computer-delivered and face-to-face interventions both can help curb problematic college drinking for a little while, but only in-person encounters produce results that last beyond a few months, according to a new analysis of the techniques schools use to counsel students on alcohol consumption.
posted: 15/10/2012
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