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31 - Serious Games in Mental Health Treatment

from Part IV - Effects in Cyber Behavior

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2024

By
Jessica Huss  and
Christiane Eichenberg
Edited by
Zheng Yan
Zheng Yan
Affiliation:
University at Albany, State University of New York
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Summary

1 Introduction

2 Serious Games

 2.1 Differentiation to Other Digital Media

  2.1.1 E-learning

  2.1.2 Edutainment

  2.1.3 (Digital) Game-Based Learning

  2.1.4 Gamification

  2.1.5 Electronic Games for Entertainment

  2.1.6 Simulations and Virtual and Augmented Reality Technologies

 2.2 Classification Systems

  2.2.1 Single-criterion Classification System

  2.2.2 Multi-criteria Classification System

 2.3 Gaming Elements

  2.3.1 Rules and Goals

  2.3.2 Challenges

  2.3.3 Outcome and Feedback

  2.3.4 Story Narrative

  2.3.5 Interaction

 2.4 Psycho-Pedagogical Learning Principles

  2.4.1 Behavioural Psychological Principles

  2.4.2 Cognitive Psychological Principles

  2.4.3 Social Psychological Principles

  2.4.4 Psychodynamic Principles

  2.4.5 Motivation Theories

  2.4.6 Psycho-Pedagogical Learning Models

 2.5 Application Areas

  2.5.1 Training and Simulation

  2.5.2 Education and Learning

  2.5.3 Healthcare

3 Serious Games Application in Mental Health Treatment

 3.1 Serious Games Application Examples for Mental Health Issues

 3.2 Current State of Effectiveness Research of Serious Games for Mental Health Issues

 3.3 Potential and Risks of Serious Games Application for Mental Health Issues

  3.3.1 Potential

  3.3.2 Risks

 3.4 Acceptance of Serious Games Applications for Mental Health Issues

4 Future Directions

 4.1 Gender-Specific Aspects

 4.2 Cultural Background

 4.3 International Collaboration

 4.4 Evaluation and Participatory Design

 4.5 Acceptance and Awareness

5 Conclusion

 5.1 Summary

 5.2 Indication Criteria for Clinical Practice

Keywords

serious gamescomputer and video gamesgames for healthe-mental healthpsychological disorderspsychotherapyonline-therapypatientsmental health professionals
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