Depiction of mental illness and psychiatry in popular video games over the last 20 years
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00023001%3A_____%2F22%3A00083452" target="_blank" >RIV/00023001:_____/22:00083452 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00064173:_____/22:43923824 RIV/00064165:_____/22:10446932 RIV/00216208:11110/22:10446932
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.967992/full" target="_blank" >https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.967992/full</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.967992" target="_blank" >10.3389/fpsyt.2022.967992</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Depiction of mental illness and psychiatry in popular video games over the last 20 years
Original language description
Video games represent a rapidly growing media form that is a daily activity for many youths. So far, only a little attention has been paid to the portrayal of mental illnesses and psychiatric intervention within them. In our research, we explored the best-selling video games released between 2002-2021 in order to analyse these representations. We came to the conclusion that approximately 1 out of 10 popular games attempts to portray symptoms of mental illness - with a majority of 75% of them in a negative and stereotypical way. Despite the majority of mental illness depiction in popular video games being negative, there are mounting reports that certain representations have a positive impact on their player bases. Further studies are required, as to how much videogames influence the player's attitude toward this topic.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30215 - Psychiatry
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Frontiers in psychiatry
ISSN
1664-0640
e-ISSN
1664-0640
Volume of the periodical
13
Issue of the periodical within the volume
August 15
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
"art. no. 967992"
UT code for WoS article
000848048900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85138076889