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Depressed and Anxious? These Video Games Want to Help

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March 28, 2019 – “Sea of Solitude,” which Electronic Arts will publish this year, is among a growing number of video games that are tackling mental health issues.  “Mental health is becoming a more central narrative in our culture… “With that trend comes response from creative industries, including games.” Video games can be “a more effective way of bouncing back from negative moods than passive forms of media like TV or movies,” said Raffael Boccamazzo, a mental health practitioner in Seattle.

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