Video games as a complementary therapy tool in mental disorders: PlayMancer, a European multicentre study.

Background: Previous review studies have suggested that computer games can serve as an alternative or additional form of treatment in several areas (schizophrenia, asthma or motor rehabilitation). Although several naturalistic studies have been conducted showing the usefulness of serious video games in the treatment of some abnormal behaviours, there is a lack of serious games specially designed for treating mental disorders.

Aim: The purpose of our project was to develop and evaluate a serious video game designed to remediate attitudinal, behavioural and emotional processes of patients with impulse-related disorders.

Male eating disorders and therapy: a controlled pilot study with one year follow-up.

Objectives: To examine whether outpatient treatment for male patients with bulimic symptomatology is as effective as it is for females.

Method: The outcome of 19 male patients was compared to that of 150 female eating disorder (ED) individuals after a group CBT treatment.

Results: A reduction in ED symptomatology was observed after treatment for both genders.

Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa: a controlled study.

The object of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an Internet-based therapy (IBT) for bulimia nervosa (BN) as compared to a waiting list (WL). Sixty-two female BN patients, diagnosed according to DSM-IV criteria, were assigned to either the IBT or a WL. The control participants (WL) were matched to the IBT group in terms of age, duration of the disorder, number of previous treatments, and severity of the disorder.