Serious games for mental health: are they accessible, feasible, and effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis

HM Lau, JH Smit, TM Fleming, H Riper - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The development and use of serious games for mental health disorders are on
the rise. Yet, little is known about the impact of these games on clinical mental health …

The benefits of emotion regulation interventions in virtual reality for the improvement of wellbeing in adults and older adults: a systematic review

JI Montana, M Matamala-Gomez, M Maisto… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The impact of emotion regulation interventions on wellbeing has been extensively
documented in literature, although only in recent years virtual reality (VR) technologies have …

Serious gaming for behaviour change: a systematic review

R Hammady, S Arnab - Information, 2022 - mdpi.com
Over the years, there has been a significant increase in the adoption of game-based
interventions for behaviour change associated with many fields such as health, education …

Game-based digital interventions for depression therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Li, YL Theng, S Foo - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
The aim of this study was to review the existing literature on game-based digital
interventions for depression systematically and examine their effectiveness through a meta …

Development and user satisfaction of “Plan-It Commander,” a serious game for children with ADHD

KCM Bul, IHA Franken, S Van der Oord… - Games for health …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
The need for engaging treatment approaches within mental health care has led to the
application of gaming approaches to existing behavioral training programs (ie, gamification) …

Empowering children with ASD and their parents: design of a serious game for anxiety and stress reduction

S Carlier, S Van der Paelt, F Ongenae, F De Backere… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by social interaction difficulties and
communication difficulties. Moreover, children with ASD often suffer from other co …

Human-computer interaction in digital mental health

L Balcombe, D De Leo - Informatics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Human-computer interaction (HCI) has contributed to the design and development of some
efficient, user-friendly, cost-effective, and adaptable digital mental health solutions. But HCI …

Virtual reality for the enhancement of emotion regulation

D Colombo, A Díaz‐García… - Clinical Psychology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, a growing body of literature has focused on emotion regulation (ER),
which refers to the ability to implement strategies in order to modulate emotional responses …

Facial expression to emotional stimuli in non-psychotic disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis

H Davies, I Wolz, J Leppanen… - Neuroscience & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Facial expression of emotion is crucial to social interaction and emotion regulation;
therefore, altered facial expressivity can be a contributing factor in social isolation, difficulties …

The use of electronic games in therapy: a review with clinical implications

HL Horne-Moyer, BH Moyer, DC Messer… - Current psychiatry …, 2014 - Springer
Therapists and patients enjoy and benefit from interventions that use electronic games (EG)
in health care and mental health settings, with a variety of diagnoses and therapeutic goals …