Utilising a computer game as a therapeutic intervention for youth in residential care: Some preliminary findings on use and acceptability

Aventin, Áine; Houston, Stanley; Macdonald, Geraldine

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.10.012

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“…Subsequent research should also look at why a significant percentage of youngsters in TRC receive no treatment. The nonreferral to treatment in this group may be due to the fact that the programme itself is considered sufficient to address their therapeutic needs, or that the educators do not consider treatment necessary, or that the youngsters refuse to go to therapy (Aventin et al, ; Lambert et al, ).…”

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“…The fact that around 30% of the cases referred to TRC do not receive any kind therapeutic care is surprising, to say at least. A possible explanation could be that many of the cases referred to these specialized centres arrive with a prior history of therapeutic failures, which leads them to refuse any intervention of this type (Aventin et al, ; Lambert et al, ). However, also taking into account the variables that increase the probability of being referred to TRC (placement changes and drug abuse), these centres may be being used as tools for restraint and control, at least initially, with the intention of achieving stabilization so as to be able to start therapeutic intervention (Soenen et al, ).…”

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“…What is not so clear is how to design these resources or the intervention provided. For instance, there is the problem of finding a way to overcome the young people's great reticence to being treated for the emotional and behavioural problems that have led them to these placements, possibly due to previous therapeutic failures and to fear of being stigmatized (Aventin, Houston, & Macdonald, ; Lambert, Hurley, Tomlinson, & Stevens, ). In addition, the most appropriate way of dealing with situations of crisis and conflict that frequently occur in these types of facilities has not yet been solved (Soenen, Volckaert, D'Oosterlinck, & Broekaert, ).…”

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Therapeutic residential care in Spain. Population treated and therapeutic coverage

Martín

González‐García

Valle

et al. 2017

Child & Family Social Work

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Therapeutic residential care (TRC) is the name given to specialized children's homes for treating cases with severe emotional and behavioural problems that have been placed in residential care.A recent international review has revealed great diversity in the referral criteria of cases and in the models of intervention carried out. The goal of this study is to describe the population treated in these types of facilities in Spain and the therapeutic coverage given. The sample is made up of 215 young people in children's homes, of whom 93 are in TRC. The cases referred to TRC have been in residential care for less time but have gone through a greater number of placements.These young people also exhibit more problems of drug use, and there is a larger percentage of clinical-range cases in the Child Behaviour Checklist scales of attention problems and aggressive behaviour. Nevertheless, the results of logistic regression indicate that the only variables that significantly increase the probability of being referred to TRC are drug use and changes of care placements. With regard to therapeutic care, there is a higher percentage in theTRC group receiving psychiatric care, and the sessions are also more frequent.

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Therapeutic residential care in Spain. Population treated and therapeutic coverage

Martín

González‐García

Valle

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Child & Family Social Work

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“…Game designer and researchers have studied the practicality of commercial games or known as ‗‗casual games'' for mental health treatment. Games such as ‗‗Lock-On: Modern Air Combat'', ‗‗Tetris'' were found to decrease traumatic flashbacks [24−26] and ‗‗The Sims Life Stories' enable engagement and emotion regulation among adolescents [27].…”

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Exploring gamification design elements for mental health support

Ibrahim¹,

Jamali²,

Suhaimi³

2021

IJATEE

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Mental health is defined as a condition of a person's well-being in coping with the stress of life. Mobile apps that used gamification has been proven effective as a mental health intervention in the form of therapeutic tool for counseling and mental therapy. Entertainment content of video games has been shown to improve mood, enhances motivation, and reduce stress/emotional relief. Though the benefits of gamification as an intervention tool for assisting people during life difficulties were widely researched, yet less research focused on what are the significant gamification elements in a game design that can influence one mental health state. In fact, research on mental health and gamification in Malaysia is relatively new and limited. This research aims to identify the significant gamification design elements which influence the user in overcoming their mental health problems through game playing and game interaction. The scope of this research involved a focus group consists of five (5) users with anxiety issues and with more than two years' experience in playing entertainment games to elevate their anxiety problems. The research methodology was conducted using qualitative approaches via narrative inquiry (in-depth interview) to understand the user's experiences and interaction with the entertainment game app. The results were consolidated using a thematic analysis approach. From the research findings, four (4) design themes emerged, there are 1) storytelling 2) challenge 3) engagement, and 4) point and reward. Based on the participant's feedback the design element of engagement was discovered as the most significant to enhance passion and emotional involvement in participation and completion of levels/challenge in game interaction.In conclusion, the research has identified four (4) gamification design elements that drive possible emotional changes of the participants during their interaction with the game app. As the research was exploratory in nature with a limited number of respondents; for future work, we proposed a mixed-method approach to understand each design element and its relationship through prototype building and theoretical model validation.

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“…6 Many play VGs specifically for the purpose of mood repair/enhancement 7 and certain commercial VGs may have the potential for mood repair. 8 Some practitioners have investigated the usefulness of commercial games or ''casual games'' for mental health intervention, such as ''Lock-On: Modern Air Combat'' 8 for mood, ''Tetris'' 9,10 for decreasing traumatic flashbacks, ''The Sims Life Stories'' 11 to engage adolescents in emotion regulation, ''Left 4 Dead'' (b 2008 Valve, USA) 12 for stress management, exergames (e.g., Nintendo Ò Wii Ô ) [13][14][15] for depression and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or MMORPGs (e.g., ''World of Warcraft'') [16][17][18] for depressive symptoms. Even simple puzzle games such as ''Bookworm Adventure,'' ''Peggle,'' and ''Bejeweled'' lead to improved mood and anxiety on self-report measures.…”

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Developing Digital Intervention Games for Mental Disorders: A Review

Shah

Kraemer

Won

et al. 2018

Games for Health Journal

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There is limited research on mental health interventions delivered in a digital game format and even less to guide developers on how to develop such games. This review focuses on understanding how to develop therapeutic digital games based primarily on mental health intervention games that have been empirically tested. The review was generated through database searches and backward search techniques for digital game-based interventions for specific mental disorders. We evaluated digital games that were based on validated psychological treatments. We located 24 studies and 18 games that met our search criteria. These games and their outcomes have been summarized. This review showed that these types of games have the potential to make an impact on mental health concerns but that there are currently few digital games available for the treatment or prevention of mental disorders. In addition, guidelines for digital mental health intervention game development have been presented. The consolidation of guidelines addressing multiple game development factors (e.g., time, cost, engagement) may help those interested in developing new therapeutic games that target a greater variety of disorders, thereby expanding access to larger populations.

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Utilising a computer game as a therapeutic intervention for youth in residential care: Some preliminary findings on use and acceptability

Cited by 16 publications

References 32 publications

Therapeutic residential care in Spain. Population treated and therapeutic coverage

Therapeutic residential care in Spain. Population treated and therapeutic coverage

Exploring gamification design elements for mental health support

Developing Digital Intervention Games for Mental Disorders: A Review

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