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Treating symptoms or treating causes? therapeutic videogames for mental health

Treating symptoms or treating causes? therapeutic videogames for mental health
Treating symptoms or treating causes? therapeutic videogames for mental health
This short viewpoint piece poses the question, ‘what are the ethical implications of designing video games that address the societal causes of mental illness rather than an individual's symptoms?’
therapy, gamification, digital wellness, digital mental health, mental health apps
2832-5516
Reay, Emma
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Reay, Emma
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Reay, Emma (2024) Treating symptoms or treating causes? therapeutic videogames for mental health. Games: Research and Practice, 2 (2), [10]. (doi:10.1145/3664282).

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This short viewpoint piece poses the question, ‘what are the ethical implications of designing video games that address the societal causes of mental illness rather than an individual's symptoms?’

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Accepted/In Press date: 4 April 2024
e-pub ahead of print date: 24 May 2024
Published date: 8 August 2024
Keywords: therapy, gamification, digital wellness, digital mental health, mental health apps

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Local EPrints ID: 496242
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/496242
ISSN: 2832-5516
PURE UUID: fdec5042-ed76-4d28-9792-731c0c484c9f
ORCID for Emma Reay: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2193-6564

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Date deposited: 09 Dec 2024 17:51
Last modified: 10 Dec 2024 03:05

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Author: Emma Reay ORCID iD

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