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New Study Says Gaming Could Be Good For Your Mental Health

Playing popular video games could help treat mental illnesses. That’s according to Lero, the Scie...

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08.00 18 Jun 2021

New Study Says Gaming Could Be...

New Study Says Gaming Could Be Good For Your Mental Health

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Playing popular video games could help treat mental illnesses. That’s according to Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software. Lero Researcher, Dr Mark Campbell was one of those behind the study and he joined us on the show this morning.

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