"Let's Play" Therapy: Video Game Applications in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Speaker

Jessica Uno, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences • UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

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Learning objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

*Understand two major categories of video games that can be used in child and adolescent mental health

*Describe three therapeutic applications of commercial video games in existing therapy models

*Discuss three recommendations for clinicians integrating video games into their clinical practice

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended only for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers.