Playing Tetris helps with trauma, study says

by David Hinkle { Jan 7th 2009 at 4:26PM }

We've always been big fans of Tetris, to tell the truth, and now it would seem the game has real health benefits. According to a study done in the UK, the game can help those with post-traumatic stress disorder. The study exposed volunteers to disturbing imagery and, for some, allowed them to play the game after. For those that played the game, stress levels reduced and they suffered from fewer flashbacks of the disturbing imagery.

So, make more time in your busy life to play some games. It's good for you!

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Tags: health, post-traumatic-stress, science, study, tetris, tetris-party, uk

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Cryo @ Jan 7th 2009 4:52PM

Tetris rules again!

MD @ Jan 7th 2009 5:27PM

What about the people in the control group (or any of them, actually) who didn't recover from the disturbing images? Now they have to live with the stress forever?!?!

Haha, lol@ ethical implications

TJF588 @ Jan 7th 2009 6:26PM

Any instances of people getting PO'd at the game? Then again, they might not have played up to any sort of break-neck level, and my lack of familiarity may be being replaced with experience with other games (Order of Eccelsia, the SLEEP power section(s) of Kirby SSU... been a while, but maybe Dullahan of Golden Sun: TLA).