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Playing Tetris 'can help ward off symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder'Playing Tetris might help ward off symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study suggests. TETRIS Playing Tetris can help stop post-traumatic stress flashbacks, a new study suggests. "It would make a huge difference to a great many people if we could create simple behavioural psychological interventions using computer games to prevent post-traumatic suffering and spare them these gruelling intrusive memories. DANIELLE STREET/FAIRFAX NZ Tetris is one of the most addictive video games ever, but now scientist have found it could help stop PTSD flashbacks. The study found that those who had played Tetris had fewer intrusive memories of the trauma in total over the week immediately following the accident than the controls.

Playing Tetris 'can help stop post-traumatic stress flashbacks'

Playing Tetris can held ward off the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study claims. Just one session of psychological therapy and time spent playing the classic game can prevent flashbacks, researchers say. Researchers also found those who had played Tetris had fewer intrusive memories of the trauma in total over the week immediately following the accident than those who did not. The study found that people involved in a car crash had fewer PTSD symptoms if they played a 20-minute Tetris game within six hours of being admitted to hospital. PTSD can happen when someone has experienced a traumatic event where they felt their life, or the life of another person, was in danger.


Playing the 1980s computer game Tetris, can prevent the unpleasant flashbacks which come after a traumatic event, scientists have discovered. While most people do not develop PTSD after trauma, one of the core clinical symptoms in those who do involves recurrent and intrusive memories, or flashbacks. Oxford University and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden found that patients treated in accident and emergency departments following car accidents were far less likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) if they were allowed to play the game within six hours of admission. The puzzle, which involves fitting brightly-coloured blocks together is one of the most popular video games ever invented, and is still played by millions of people around the world. PTSD can affect people who have experienced war, torture, rape, road accidents or other kinds of situations in which they felt their life, or that of another person, was in danger.


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