Depression

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At- Risk is a training game designed to help faculty and staff identify and approach students that appear to be experiencing mental distress. Through simulated conversations within the game, players interact with virtual students dealing with suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety, and symptoms of paranoia.

The suicide rate among U.S. soldiers has increased by 46 percent since 2003, and so the Army has produced a suicide prevention game to teach soldiers how to identify signs of depression in themselves and others, and how to seek help. Players watch a drama and are challenged to make effective decisions that will help prevent suicide. In addition to demonstrating the steps that soldiers can take when they are experiencing mental distress or see it in others, the game conveys the message that seeking professional counseling is a positive step and not a negative one.

This is a self-help game for individuals experiencing depression or anxiety. Players engage in eight therapy sessions to identify and understand problems, and then they develop realistic goals for treatment. Sleep management, problem solving, and time allocation are among the many topics addressed in the game.

Personal Investigator is therapeutic game developed for tween and teens with depression and other mental health problems. Players assume the role of a detective who must help different characters solve their problems by tracking down clues that can lead to possible solutions. This PC game is not currently available.

This free, downloadable educational game focuses on important issues faced by many young individuals during their high school and college years. The game allows players to experience and manipulate scenarios to help them prepare for similar situations that occur in the real world including peer pressure, drugs, stress, anger, and establishing new friendships.