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Videogames Used to Treat ADHD

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the playing-mario-as-therapy dept.

deeptrace writes "USA today has an article about a videogame based treatment for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). It uses NASA derived technology to measure brainwave activity while playing videogames. Clinical psychologist Henry Owens says 'If they just play videogames on their own, they will zone out. When they play on this system, if they zone out [as detected by brainwave activity], the videogame doesn't respond any more' This is supposed to help the patient increase the ability to focus and concentrate."

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  1. Good Answer; Wrong Post by haakondahl · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Normally, I agree with anybody who says that a drug problem is the fault of the drug user and nobody else. After all, nobody forced the user to start using drugs, right?

    In the post above, the poster actually *was* forced to start using drugs, and now has a drug problem.

    Save your moral clarity for a problem you understand.

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    Don't trust anyone under thirty.