Picture the scene: You're lying in a hospital bed after being pulled out of a terrifying car crash. The doctors haven't found any physical injuries, but before you're allowed to leave, they hand you a Game Boy and insist you play Tetris for 10 minutes.
That might sound a little unreasonable (you're unlikely to rack up a high score in such a shaken state), but it could be seriously beneficial for your future mental health.
According to a new study by a team from Oxford University's department of psychiatry, playing that classic block-stacking game after a traumatic event can significantly reduce the occurrence of flashbacks -- the intrusive and unwanted recurring memories that are symptomatic of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Full story: http://www.aolnews.com/health/artic...is-can-help-reduce-trauma-flashbacks/19712557
That might sound a little unreasonable (you're unlikely to rack up a high score in such a shaken state), but it could be seriously beneficial for your future mental health.
According to a new study by a team from Oxford University's department of psychiatry, playing that classic block-stacking game after a traumatic event can significantly reduce the occurrence of flashbacks -- the intrusive and unwanted recurring memories that are symptomatic of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Full story: http://www.aolnews.com/health/artic...is-can-help-reduce-trauma-flashbacks/19712557
