Christy Ashley, a veteran and Union County native who serves as president of Project S.O.U.T.H, recently spoke to council members about the issue. Project S.O.U.T.H is a nonprofit organization that ...

Digital games can contribute to educating people—particularly those who do not suffer from mental illness—about depression, a new study by the media psychologists Dr. Marco Rüth, Raoul ...

The ESA touted the benefits of games for U.S. veterans, with 77% of veterans saying they believe games have a positive impact on their lives.

The new paper in Technology, Mind, and Behavior provides the most comprehensive review yet of the links between gaming and mental health, its authors say.

Mental health and the illnesses that stem from it are becoming more talked about in the open. Much of that is through TV ...

Video games are a powerful form of entertainment-education, tackling various themes that reflect the complexities of the world around us. Among these, mental illness is frequently explored, but ...

Specially designed video games may benefit mental health of children and teenagers Date: September 24, 2024 Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Summary: Scientists conclude that some video games ...

In a review of previous studies, a Johns Hopkins Children's Center team concludes that some video games created as mental health interventions can be helpful—if modest—tools in improving the ...

with the goal of using video games to help other veterans and active duty military. The organization sends games and consoles to deployed units and veterans, funds trips to gaming events, and more—all ...

These findings challenge the notion that video games are harmful to mental health and suggest they may actually serve as a form of stress relief or mood management for many players. The researchers ...