As computer games go, Tetris is one of the most mesmeric. Now, a team of researchers has found that the visual processing required to play the game can help sufferers ...

The study involved experimental lab-based work that revealed computer gameplay reduces intrusive memories after participants watched short films depicting traumatic events. This was the first study to ...

A Six Flags tragedy witness was advised to play Tetris to reduce traumatic flashbacks. Here's what scientific studies reveal ...

In the wake of witnessing tragic events, many people turn to online communities such as Reddit to discuss and process their experiences. A common bit of advice users give each other is to play Tetris ...

New research reveals that the microstructural integrity of specific brain pathways is associated with how intensely a person experiences intrusive memories after a trauma. Published in Biological ...

There is relatively little empirical research into the flashback phenomenon. Nevertheless, flashbacks are a common distressing symptom people experience in the aftermath of surviving a traumatic event ...

In Part One of this series, we explored the dynamics of sensory, environmental, and interpersonal triggers and how they can quickly put our clients into flashbacks that are experienced emotionally, ...

A single treatment session, which includes the video game Tetris, can reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This has been shown in a new study carried out with healthcare ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects approximately 10% of road accident participants and as many as half of people who have experienced war, and victims of rape or violence. PTSD negatively ...