Can we use video games to treat depression?

Ever wonder if gaming can be used as a therapy for young people with depression?
Find out how University of Auckland researcher, Dr Sally Merry, and her team of researchers and games developers have created a video game to treat youth depression. Sally hopes the therapy will reach out to depressed youth, 75% of whom would normally receive no treatment.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• depression
• video games
• treating depression

[dazeerae]

I should have spelled the game Sparx.

[dazeerae]

Is the Spark game available yet for the public? I'm very interested, but have not found any information online about purchasing the game.

[leadlegirl]

I think this might be true, I have deprssion problems, and play on the computer when I'm sad.