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Wednesday, 29 March 2017

Tetris Might Prevent PTSD

A new study says that playing Tetris might prevent the development of post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Telegraph reports that Oxford University and Karolinska Institute in Sweden had people involved in car accidents play the puzzle game within six hours after entering the emergency room.

These people who played Tetris were then found to be less likely to have PTSD in the future.

"Our hypothesis was that after a trauma, patients would have fewer intrusive memories if they got to play Tetris as part of a short behavioral intervention while waiting in the hospital Emergency Department," said Emily Holmes, a professor of psychology at Karolinska.

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