Videogames and Depression

WHAT ARE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF THE USE OF VIDEOGAMES IN PEOPLE WITH DEPRESSION?

Authors

  • Jean Marcell Carvalho Fontes
  • Matheus Marcelo Peixoto de Oliveira UNIT - Centro Universitário Tiradentes
  • Karolline Helcias Pacheco Acacio

Abstract

The significant advance of technologies lead society to explore new ways of dealing with existing problems, creating new forms of entertainment and revolutionizing communications, opening possibilities in the mental health caring field to be reassessed and adapted so that would be possible to combine personal well-being with psychotherapeutic intervention, through that, the benefits of using video games in the treatment of people with depressive disorder are evaluated. Following the objective of analyzing the benefits of using video games in cases of depression, a narrative review was made through the BV Saúde, Pepsic and Scielo platforms, following the timespan from 2017 to 2022, 23 documents were used as reference to this article. From this, it is possible to conclude that, with effective professional assistance, games can be combined with psychotherapy to obtain positive results both in depressive symptoms and in the secondary effects caused by the disorder.

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Published

2023-06-20

How to Cite

Carvalho Fontes, J. M. ., Peixoto de Oliveira, M. M., & Pacheco Acacio, K. H. (2023). Videogames and Depression: WHAT ARE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF THE USE OF VIDEOGAMES IN PEOPLE WITH DEPRESSION?. Caderno De Graduação - Ciências Humanas E Sociais - UNIT - ALAGOAS, 8(1), 56–65. Retrieved from https://periodicos.set.edu.br/fitshumanas/article/view/11258

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023)

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