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Taylor and Francis Group, Journal of Mental Health, 4(21), p. 364-374, 2012

DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2012.664302

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Video games as a complementary therapy tool in mental disorders: PlayMancer, a European multicentre study

Journal article published in 2012 by Fernando Fernández-Aranda ORCID, Susana Jiménez-Murcia ORCID, Juan J. Santamaría, Katarina Gunnard, Antonio Soto, Elias Kalapanidas, Richard G. A. Bults, Costas Davarakis, Todor Ganchev, Roser Granero, Dimitri Konstantas, Theodoros P. Kostoulas, Tony Lam, Mikkel Lucas, Cristina Masuet-Aumatell and other authors.
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Abstract

Background: Previous review studies have suggested that computer games can serve as an alternative or additional form of treatment in several areas (schizophrenia, asthma or motor rehabilitation). Although several naturalistic studies have been conducted showing the usefulness of serious video games in the treatment of some abnormal behaviours, there is a lack of serious games specially designed for treating mental disorders.