Every year thousands of teenagers suffering from mild to moderate depression don't get the help they need for any of a number of reasons: lack of services and support, isolation from mental health ...

While plenty of people out there turn to video games when bored or anxious or otherwise unhappy, there is only—according to reports—one video game out there that has been clinically proven to fight ...

SPARX — a fantasy role-playing game designed by the University of Auckland to teach young people with depression how to manage and overcome their condition — has found a publisher and distributor, it ...

Although depression hits youth of all ages, a large percentage of young people are left untreated, CEO of LinkedWellness David Burt said during a talk at the Games For Health event in Boston this week ...

A University of Auckland-developed game which aims to help treat depression through play has been picked up for publication. Polygon reports US organisation LinkedWellness has signed on to publish ...

Playing a 3D computer game could be just as effective at treating young people with depression as face-to-face counselling, new research has suggested. The study, published on British Medical Journal ...

Researchers have created a unique video game that helps teenagers to combat depression. SPARX Researchers from the University of Auckland have developed a video game that helps teenagers fight ...

SPARX, a free e-therapy game that helps New Zealand youth with mild to moderate depression, has a new website that improves user experience Around the world, unprecedented numbers of young people are ...

In isolated or remote places, mental health support can be difficult to find. That's why the University of Auckland designed SPARX, an online therapy tool, to help Maori youth in New Zealand deal with ...