2010
DOI: 10.1037/a0019439
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Video Games in Psychotherapy

Abstract: Video games have found their way into the clinical care of youth in most medical fields, and academic interest in their use is increasing steadily. The popularity of video games among youth may qualify them as a useful tool in psychotherapy for children and adolescents. Limited literature on use of video games in mental health care suggests that they can help young patients become more cooperative and enthusiastic about psychotherapy. Recent experience suggests that video games may facilitate therapeutic relat… Show more

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“…Digital games can be used as one of the psychotherapeutic methods for young people and children, especially for those with mental healthcare needs 14,15 . According to Lenhart et al 16 , 72.0% of their subjects chose puzzle genre games and only 67% chose to play action genre games.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Digital games can be used as one of the psychotherapeutic methods for young people and children, especially for those with mental healthcare needs 14,15 . According to Lenhart et al 16 , 72.0% of their subjects chose puzzle genre games and only 67% chose to play action genre games.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Premièrement, les psychologues cliniciens utilisent de plus en plus la simulation dans des environnements virtuels afi n de lutter contre les phobies et autres troubles médicaux divers (Ceranoglu, 2010 ;Kato, 2010). Dans le cas des phobies, la technique est relativement simple : il s'agit de mettre le patient en contact avec les éléments de sa phobie dans des environnements contrôlés.…”
Section: La Théorie Et La Réalité S'affrontentunclassified
“…Es más, no sólo no es un inconveniente, sino que es un elemento motivador que favorece la atención de los niños, su desarrollo cognitivo, habilidades psico-motrices e interés por el aprendizaje, entre otros. Numerosos estudios avalan ya la posibilidad de introducir videojuegos en ambientes educativos con resultados altamente beneficiosos [6,12].…”
Section: Ventajas E Inconvenientes De Los Juegos Educativosunclassified