Electroconvulsive therapy portrayal in contemporary video games

J 2024

Electroconvulsive therapy portrayal in contemporary video games

BUDAY, Jozef, Miroslav NEUMANN, Jana ZALUDOVA HEIDINGEROVA, Tadeas MARES, Eva MAGYAROVA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Electroconvulsive therapy portrayal in contemporary video games

Authors

BUDAY, Jozef (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Miroslav NEUMANN (703 Slovakia), Jana ZALUDOVA HEIDINGEROVA (203 Czech Republic), Tadeas MARES (203 Czech Republic), Eva MAGYAROVA (203 Czech Republic), Thai Le HONG, Daniel DIVACKY (203 Czech Republic), Gabriela JIRECKOVA (203 Czech Republic), Jakub ALBRECHT (203 Czech Republic), Lucie KALISOVA (203 Czech Republic), Marek POL (203 Czech Republic), Jakub MAHRIK (203 Czech Republic), Patrik BUDAY (203 Czech Republic) and Martin ANDERS (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Lausanne, Frontiers, 2024, 1664-0640

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30215 Psychiatry

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.700 in 2022

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1336044

UT WoS

001144544800001

Keywords in English

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT); electroshock therapy; electroshock device; videogame; stigma

Abstract

V originále

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an important treatment modality in psychiatry, considered to be the most effective option for pharmaco-resistant affective and psychotic disorders. Despite its great efficacy, it still remains a rather controversial method, which hinders its full potential. It is feasible to say that in part, this controversy is caused by a largely negative image of ECT displayed through media. The depiction of ECT in movies has been studied and well documented in the past. The aim of our study was to provide an overview of how ECT is represented in video games - a form of media where ECT representation has been overlooked in scientific literature so far. As with movies, most of these portrayals are negative, depicting ECT as an obsolete, aggressive or torturous treatment method.

Citovat

BUDAY, Jozef, Miroslav NEUMANN, Jana ZALUDOVA HEIDINGEROVA, Tadeas MARES, Eva MAGYAROVA, Thai Le HONG, Daniel DIVACKY, Gabriela JIRECKOVA, Jakub ALBRECHT, Lucie KALISOVA, Marek POL, Jakub MAHRIK, Patrik BUDAY and Martin ANDERS. Electroconvulsive therapy portrayal in contemporary video games. Frontiers in Psychiatry. Lausanne: Frontiers, 2024, vol. 14, January 2024, p. 1-6. ISSN 1664-0640. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1336044.

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BUDAY, Jozef, Miroslav NEUMANN, Jana ZALUDOVA HEIDINGEROVA, Tadeas MARES, Eva MAGYAROVA, Thai Le HONG, Daniel DIVACKY, Gabriela JIRECKOVA, Jakub ALBRECHT, Lucie KALISOVA, Marek POL, Jakub MAHRIK, Patrik BUDAY and Martin ANDERS. Electroconvulsive therapy portrayal in contemporary video games. \textit{Frontiers in Psychiatry}. Lausanne: Frontiers, 2024, vol.~14, January 2024, p.~1-6. ISSN~1664-0640. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1336044.

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