Report: Games as Medicine on the Rise
Report: Games as Medicine on the Rise
July 16, 2008
The "medicinal" use of video games is growing, according to the Associated Press.
The AP details research done by Carmen Russoniello of East Carolina University, who is attempting to measure whether sickle cell anemia patients can manage pain and stress by playing video games. Russoniello tod the AP:
Ten years ago, they would have laughed me out of that place. But there's an acceptance of things. (Video games) aren't panaceas but they have their place and we need to find where that place is.... The kicker was the EEG; we found brain waves that were consistent with improved mood. That gets people's attention. They can't say anymore, 'That's nice, but how do you know?
Gail Nichols, 48, who suffers from severe depression, said she has been self-medicating with video games for years:
If I get stressed out, my service dog is there with me. I'll pull (the game) out of her pack and between her being there with me and sitting there playing the game I won't be so nervous about people around me. I would hope the medical community will add this to their bag of tricks.
GP: Children's hospitals have long recognized the value of video games in making their young patients more comfortable. Penny Arcade's Child's Play Charity and the Get Well Gamers Foundation have supported such efforts for years.
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Posted 08/28/08 at 10:03pm
ZippyDSMlee: Dark Sovereign: right? ack sorry for the long windedness ><
ZippyDSMlee: Dark Sovereign: right? ack sorry for the long windedness ><
Posted 08/28/08 at 10:02pm
ZippyDSMlee: Dark Sovereign:infrastructure, let the states deal with the millions on disability or SSI let states run shanty towns for the great unwashed masses and all the death and disease that will ensue, as long as the middle and rich pay less taxes who cares righ
ZippyDSMlee: Dark Sovereign:infrastructure, let the states deal with the millions on disability or SSI let states run shanty towns for the great unwashed masses and all the death and disease that will ensue, as long as the middle and rich pay less taxes who cares righ
Posted 08/28/08 at 10:00pm
ZippyDSMlee: Dark Sovereign:classes, thus government has to regulate business to ensure its not raping the populace and try and get business to aid the lower classes somehow. If government cannot do this then it should go back to worrying about the border and infrast
ZippyDSMlee: Dark Sovereign:classes, thus government has to regulate business to ensure its not raping the populace and try and get business to aid the lower classes somehow. If government cannot do this then it should go back to worrying about the border and infrast
Posted 08/28/08 at 10:00pm
ZippyDSMlee: Dark Sovereign:cost of ignoring millions because they do not have to not take a loss on the grotesque, Government by default has to regulate business because business is becoming larger than it and its damaging government indirectly by ignoring the lower
ZippyDSMlee: Dark Sovereign:cost of ignoring millions because they do not have to not take a loss on the grotesque, Government by default has to regulate business because business is becoming larger than it and its damaging government indirectly by ignoring the lower
Posted 08/28/08 at 09:59pm
ZippyDSMlee: Dark Sovereign:"Competitive market" is a misnomer as well, in a blind capitalistic setup it creates conglomerates that seek to maxize profit by raising cost on the end user, "profiteering" is a inherent issue when they can make grotesque profit at the co
ZippyDSMlee: Dark Sovereign:"Competitive market" is a misnomer as well, in a blind capitalistic setup it creates conglomerates that seek to maxize profit by raising cost on the end user, "profiteering" is a inherent issue when they can make grotesque profit at the co
Posted 08/28/08 at 09:26pm
HarmlessBunny: http://jaablog.jaablaw.com/2008/08/28/election-postmortem.aspx#comment-132072 There we go for you Mattie 5
HarmlessBunny: http://jaablog.jaablaw.com/2008/08/28/election-postmortem.aspx#comment-132072 There we go for you Mattie 5
Posted 08/28/08 at 08:50pm
Mattie: @Harmeless Bunny- Could you post the link? I'm having trouble finding it.
Mattie: @Harmeless Bunny- Could you post the link? I'm having trouble finding it.
Posted 08/28/08 at 06:50pm
Tarosan: The truth hurts a lot... a whole lot but then again he's already fucked
Tarosan: The truth hurts a lot... a whole lot but then again he's already fucked
Posted 08/28/08 at 06:49pm
Tarosan: LOL he's attacking a newly elected Judge for calling him unprofessional
Tarosan: LOL he's attacking a newly elected Judge for calling him unprofessional
Posted 08/28/08 at 06:18pm
Mech: Dark Sovereign, you are sorely in need of an economics lesson.
Mech: Dark Sovereign, you are sorely in need of an economics lesson.
Posted 08/28/08 at 05:14pm
HarmlessBunny: Woot! JT is now attacking the newly elected Judge's in Florida. Guess he thought he could use more enemies :P Checking the JAAblog is addictive to watch lol.
HarmlessBunny: Woot! JT is now attacking the newly elected Judge's in Florida. Guess he thought he could use more enemies :P Checking the JAAblog is addictive to watch lol.
Posted 08/28/08 at 05:01pm
Dark Sovereign: @scribe: There is still no adequate reason for the government to run healthcare.
Dark Sovereign: @scribe: There is still no adequate reason for the government to run healthcare.
Posted 08/28/08 at 04:57pm
E. Zachary Knight: I agree that the awards in many cases are to much.I admit that healthcare is complicated and it is hard to find the right formula.
E. Zachary Knight: I agree that the awards in many cases are to much.I admit that healthcare is complicated and it is hard to find the right formula.
Posted 08/28/08 at 04:56pm
E. Zachary Knight: Darn Dennis for flying to PAX today. I wanted some news.
E. Zachary Knight: Darn Dennis for flying to PAX today. I wanted some news.
Posted 08/28/08 at 04:17pm
scribe999: in terms of malpractice and negligence. Tort reform is something I do happen to agree with.
scribe999: in terms of malpractice and negligence. Tort reform is something I do happen to agree with.
Posted 08/28/08 at 04:16pm
scribe999: civil regulations are still regulations. and a major argument for why healtchare is so expensive is the ease of legal recourse
scribe999: civil regulations are still regulations. and a major argument for why healtchare is so expensive is the ease of legal recourse
Posted 08/28/08 at 04:07pm
E. Zachary Knight: If a healthcare provider was neglegent in their duties they could be sued for that neglegence.
E. Zachary Knight: If a healthcare provider was neglegent in their duties they could be sued for that neglegence.
Posted 08/28/08 at 04:07pm
E. Zachary Knight: I am talking more of civil court. Not criminal.
E. Zachary Knight: I am talking more of civil court. Not criminal.
Posted 08/28/08 at 04:06pm
scribe999: just a gap in what you wrote EZK...how does a judicial system enforce regulations without regulations already in place.
scribe999: just a gap in what you wrote EZK...how does a judicial system enforce regulations without regulations already in place.
Posted 08/28/08 at 04:05pm
E. Zachary Knight: where did I say the judicial system would write legislation?
E. Zachary Knight: where did I say the judicial system would write legislation?
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In France, there is also Michael Stora's work. He wrote a book about it, "Guérir par le virtuel" ("healing with virtual reality") in 2005.
You can have a brief description here : http://www.bief.org/?fuseaction=C.Titre&Tid=27540&language=A
So, things that are fun, make people feel better?
/takes notes
"Laughter is the best medicine."
The sad thing is that some people actually do need this kind of proof before they'll believe that statement.
-Gray17
Pokemon cured my depression. True story.
You can tell someone has a serious mental condition (not trying to sund condescending but that's the most bland name I could come up with) when they refer to their game cartridges as 'she' and 'her'. A level of obsession usually reserved for ships and sailors. Whatever works for him I suppose.
Hes talking about his service dog, not his games.
*re-reads sentence*
oh yeah you're right... err I must've read over the part where he identified his dog. I feel really foolish right now.
This is why I'm going into Ludology.
Games present a lot of new possibilities in a number of fields: epidemiology, sociology, psychology, pediatrics, medicine, so on and so forth. But the best part is what gaming can do for kids like the one in the picture. Child's Play and the GWGF do something that 10 years ago would have been laughed out of the room, and now it's helping millions of sick kids.
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All things considered, this shouldn't surprise us. For those who know of Dr. Hunter 'Patch' Adams will know of the success he's had with improving the quality of life for his patients with laughter, humor and fun.
The simple fact is when you are miserable and have no way to release that then it will just build and build. However, if you have something like a game to play that gives you a bit of an uplift, then it helps relieve the stress that had been bogging you down.
HAHA! Take that Jack! You SUCK!!!
-Entertainment isn't the reason the world sucks. It's the reason we know the world sucks. For information on games and psychology, look up: Jonathan Freedman(2002)Block & Crain(2007)Grand Theft Childhood, by Harvard researchers Larry Kutner&Cheryl Olson
Seconded, bro.
I wanna see how JT will react to this story.
I AM A LOST SOUL, CONDEMNED TO HAUNT THE DREAMS OF JOHN BRUCE "JACK" THOMPSON UNTIL HIS CRUSADE AGAINST VIDEO GAMES ENDS. SOMEONE, PLEASE! END MY SUFFERING!
dont you get it by now =p this report is just further proof of how deep the video game business conspiracy runs!!
you wanted jacky boys response there ya go
Oh come on everyone knows injured people make lousy murderers.
And people with chronic depression have never murdered anyon...
Oh my god what did I just say?
Now Jack Thompson has a whole new reason to chase ambulances.
And here's the proof everyone's been waiting for...videogames do affect young children. We have to ban these games now, before they corrupt our sickly children even further!
Back in college I did a presentation as video games as therapy, I was surprised how much info was out there for research if you only look. One standout example was a game used to comfort burn victims while they underwent painful daily treatments. I just read an article about surgeons training with games. Doctors and patients both benefit from video games!
Give JT Phoenix Wright: Ace Attourny and see if that'll help him :P *chortle*
It's been mentioned several times. As far as anyone can tell, he hasn't tried it yet.
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A shame. He could learn a fashion tip or two from Edgy.
Video games are indeed useful. My current use has been training myself to do what autistic people normally don't do, make eye contact. I believe that by using the game Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion that I can train myself to feel comfortable looking someone in the eyes. So far I have acheived a minor success in that when I was in a store today I was able to keep my head up instead of looking at the floor like I normally would. I believe that over time I will be able to maintain eye contact during a conversation as good as a normal person could.
See Morons like JT only see games as evil... whilst they have benefits to social but now medicinal reasons as well, Pokemon as one guy said cured him of his depression... Penny Arcade are champions for video games for sick children, heck there's one at Alder Hey the children's hospital.
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