PC Game Helps Treat Depression

Started by LongBlade, April 19, 2012, 06:26:36 PM

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QuoteA computer game designed to lift teenagers out of depression is as effective as one-on-one counselling, New Zealand doctors reported on Thursday in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

Researchers at the University of Auckland tested an interactive 3-D fantasy game called SPARX on a 94 youngsters diagnosed with depression whose average age was 15 and a half.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/computer-therapy-helps-young-depression-study-224944520.html
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Martok

A cool story, but it leads to a disturbing thought, which is:  What does this say about the effectiveness of modern conventional therapy? 


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LongBlade

Quote from: Martok on April 27, 2012, 05:12:56 AM
A cool story, but it leads to a disturbing thought, which is:  What does this say about the effectiveness of modern conventional therapy?

I'm not sure a human can be fully replaced, but it might act as one more tool in the toolbox...rather than full replacement.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.