Special Resource Material Developed by the Center
Title: Video Games as a Mental Health Intervention Tool (Information & Practice Resource)
Description: Given that the ongoing discussions about the negative effects of video games has overshadowed the literature on potential positives, it seemed worth preparing this brief answer to that question. The following in no way discounts the concerns about pathological gaming/video game addiction (e.g., see Gentile, Choo, Liau, et al., 2011). Our intent is to highlight some evidence indicating that appropriate use of video games may be a positive inte
rvention tool for some mental health concerns.Access at: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/videogames.pdf
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