Playing games is harmless! Study says playing casual games can ease depression

According to overseas media reports, a recent clinical study by the University of East Carolina showed that, compared with the control group, the casual game without violence can reduce depressive symptoms effectively by 57%. The study, funded by game developers, was targeted at 59 adults diagnosed with depression.　　During the one-month course, half of the patients were arranged to play "Gem Bejeweled 2", "Big Adventure" and "Magic Ball" and other leisure games, a total of 12 bars, each time for 40 minutes. Before and after the patients were in the game, the researchers examined the depressive symptoms, anxiety levels and general emotions in the form of a standard questionnaire.　　And in the experiment, the researchers will also use a series of physiological sensors to measure the patient's heart rate and brain activity. The results of the study showed that the symptoms of playing a game patient were "overall and significantly reduced", whether after each bar or one months of continuous treatment.　　The mood and anxiety of the experimental group were also improved effectively, compared with the control group, the anger grade decreased by 55%, and the fatigue was 58%. "The results of this clinical study suggest that some recreational games can have a positive and significant effect on the treatment of depression and anxiety symptoms," the experimenter wrote in the report. "We believe that specific casual games can play a complementary therapeutic effect on depression and anxiety disorders, and can even replace traditional therapies such as drug therapy," he said. ”