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Therapeutic and Preventive Use of Video Games in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Systematic Review

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Zayeni, Darius, Raynaud, Jean-Philippe, Revet, Alexis·2020·Frontiers in Psychiatry
DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00036PMC PMC7016332
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BACKGROUND: Over the past decade, the use of commercial video games and serious games has developed in child and adolescent psychiatry. These games may become relevant alternatives or adjuncts to traditional psychotherapy, providing that their effectiveness is properly established. The purpose of this literature review was to evaluate the effectiveness of serious games and commercial video games in the treatment or prevention of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. METHODS: Medline's database was used to search articles published between January 2012 and July 2019. The following keywords were used for this search: "Video games" OR "Active video game" OR "serious gaming" OR "Serious game" OR "Exergame" AND "Child mental disorder" OR "Adolescent" OR "Child" AND "Therapy" OR "Prevention". Only comparative studies which targeted interventions on children and adolescents suffering from psychiatric disorders were included. RESULTS: Twenty-two studies, focusing on a wide range of psychiatric conditions, met our inclusion criteria's: 14 evaluated serious games and 8 commercial games. All studies were randomized controlled trials but only two studies compared the intervention game to psychotherapeutic gold standard; other studies used a no-intervention control group or an alternative game as the control group. Eighteen studies reported significant improvements on the symptoms and test scores targeted. CONCLUSION: Serious games and commercially available video games can be an effective trajectory for psychotherapy in child and adolescent psychiatry. However, there is a lack of longitudinal studies which assess the sustained effects of these games, and standards for proper evaluation of their effectiveness are missing.

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Authors
Zayeni, D., Raynaud, J.-P., & Revet, A.
Affiliations
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse (FR)
  • Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (FR)
Corresponding author
Zayeni, Darius
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Venue
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA
Published
2020-02-06
Volume
11
Issue
36
Pages
36-36
ISSN
1664-0640 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00036
PMC
PMC7016332
OpenAlex
W3004678209
Cited by
124
References
66
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2026: 9 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 7
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3.57
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journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Games and Gamification
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Therapy and Development
Keywords
serious games, video games, exergames, child and adolescent psychiatry, mental illness, prevention, psychotherapy adjunct, game-based intervention

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