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Developing Digital Intervention Games for Mental Disorders: A Review.
Avani Shah1, Kyle R Kraemer2, Cho Rong Won1
11 School of Social Work, University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Games for Health Journal
|August 15, 2018
Summary
Developing therapeutic digital games for mental health is promising but limited. This review summarizes existing games and offers guidelines to aid developers in creating new interventions for wider access.
Area of Science:
- Digital health interventions
- Game-based mental health therapy
- Psychological treatment delivery
Background:
- Limited research exists on digital game-based mental health interventions.
- Guidance for developers on creating therapeutic digital games is scarce.
- Empirical evidence for existing mental health intervention games is needed.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review empirically tested digital games for mental health interventions.
- To understand the development of therapeutic digital games.
- To provide guidelines for creating new digital mental health games.
Main Methods:
- Database searches and backward citation searching were employed.
- Studies and digital games based on validated psychological treatments were evaluated.
- 24 studies and 18 games meeting inclusion criteria were identified.
Main Results:
- Digital games show potential for impacting mental health concerns.
- Few digital games are currently available for mental disorder treatment or prevention.
- Summaries of identified games and their outcomes are presented.
Conclusions:
- Digital games offer a viable format for mental health interventions.
- Guidelines for digital mental health intervention game development are provided.
- Consolidated guidelines can facilitate the creation of diverse therapeutic games, increasing accessibility.
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