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For some time,\u00a0<\/span>research has <\/span>shown the usefulness of games in reducing anxiety in stressed people. One of the <\/span>most interesting leaps<\/span> in this field came from the Hunter’s College Department of Psychology, in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

The story begins with a game app inspired by a new cognitive treatment for anxiety, called “attention bias<\/span> modification training” or ABMT. In this app, people with severe anxiety <\/span>need to<\/span> follow two characters on a screen and trace the path for them as quickly and accurately as possible. After 25-45 <\/span>minutes came<\/span> the <\/span>results:<\/span> less <\/span>apprehension<\/span> and <\/span>insecurity in<\/span> patients.<\/span><\/p>\n

Impact on daily life<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Even a small amount of time playing the application – about 25 minutes – had a powerful effect on anxiety and stress levels measured in the laboratory”explained leading researcher Tracy Dennis, adding “This <\/span>is great news in terms of the potential to be able to translate these technologies into a mobile application format, because the use of <\/span>these applications<\/span> tend to be brief and <\/span>moving”.<\/span> In other words, games <\/span>in this genre would be very beneficial to players who are susceptible to stress<\/span> in daily life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>Now, the<\/span> i<\/span>dea is<\/span> to find out whether<\/span> even shorter intervals between starts,<\/span> as is the case in many popular <\/span>smartphone games, could have the same effect. If the answer is “yes”, <\/span>game based psychological interventions could<\/span> revolutionize <\/span>how <\/span>we deal with stress disorders, depression and anxiety. The way to <\/span>developing<\/span> accessible and engaging games as a tool to promote mental well-being is open.<\/span><\/p>\n

One<\/span> way or another, games are fun, and this news certainly <\/span>makes<\/span> them look even more<\/span> interesting and enticing!<\/span> Did you already have your daily dose of fun? Remember: A game a day, keeps the doctor away! ;-)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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