Beyond Entertainment: How Therapeutic Video Games Are Becoming Prescription Medicine for Mental Health
Beyond Entertainment: How Therapeutic Video Games Are Becoming Prescription Medicine for Mental Health

Beyond Entertainment: How Therapeutic Video Games Are Becoming Prescription Medicine for Mental Health

J Med Internet Res. 2026 Sep 9;28:e110647. doi: 10.2196/110647.

ABSTRACT

Once the subject of concern and debate with respect to their impact on well-being, video games are increasingly being redeemed in research and developed for the express purpose of addressing and improving mental health. In this News and Perspectives article, JMIR Correspondent Benedette Cuffari reports on the state of serious games.

PMID:42715254 | DOI:10.2196/110647