Video-game therapy may help treat ADHD, study finds

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The video-game treatment is not yet 'an alternative to good, existing treatment, but it is promising.'

ADHD typically is treated first with medications. Untreated ADHD, experts have said, often creates problems in familial, social and educational situations.

The study focused on video-game therapy suggests that it can help lessen ADHD symptoms in children with minimal side effects. A similar study that examined children who still were taking medication showed similar results. Side effects of the video-game therapy included headaches and frustrations. Dr. Neha Chaudhary, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and a co-founder of Brainstorm, Stanford's Lab for Mental Health Innovation, largely agreed with Kollins' assessment.

 

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