Jared and Dan dive into topics surrounding video games and mental health. We'll be looking not only about how our gaming affects our mental health, but also about how our mental health impacts our gaming habits.

Depression. Anxiety, ADHD and other conditions can have a tremendous impact on how we engage with our entertainment and inversely, the entertainment we choose and the habits we maintain can profoundly affect our mood, demeanor and the severity of our symptoms. Are video games helpful or harmful to individuals struggling with mental health issues?

Could video games be used as treatment for symptoms of depression or ADHD?

Are violent video games really harmful to our children?

Join us as we discuss all this and more on this episode of the Console Kingdom Podcast.

Studies referenced in this podcast:

• https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/g4h.2019.0132

• https://games.jmir.org/2021/2/e26575

• https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/g4h.2019.0032

• https://games.jmir.org/2021/2/e26575

• https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/cyber.2014.0091

• https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/cyber.2021.0252

• https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-psychiatry/article/abs/attention-deficithyperactivity-disorder-and-video-games-a-comparative-study-of-hyperactive-and-control-children/138B6BF4F28D18F216550308B8C6C340

• https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/132/2/260/31361/Video-Game-Use-in-Boys-With-Autism-Spectrum

• https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10964-013-9986-5

• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359178997000554

• https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fppm0000030