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Researchers study how to better treat mental health problems for seniors and youth

Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate   Video games can help seniors maintain health SFU education and gerontology researcher David Kaufman has found that playing video games is good for the mental health of the elderly. Kaufman’s research, which surveyed 1,200 seniors, indicates that video games slow “mental decline” and help seniors build and maintain social connections, staving off feelings of loneliness and depression. Many among the elderly are socially isolated. Seniors who played video games with each other were found to gain more from it than seniors who played alone. As part of this analysis, Kaufman's research team created…

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