TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Electroconvulsive therapy portrayal in contemporary video games
JO  - Frontiers in psychiatry
A1  - Buday, Jozef
A1  - Neumann, Miroslav
A1  - Žaludová Heidingerová, Jana
A1  - Mareš, Tadeáš
A1  - Magyarová, Eva
A1  - Thai Le, Hong
A1  - Divácký, Daniel
A1  - Jirečková, Gabriela
A1  - Albrecht, Jakub
A1  - Kališová, Lucie
A1  - Pol, Marek
A1  - Mahrík, Jakub
A1  - Buday, Patrik
A1  - Anders, Martin
SP  - e1336044
EP  - e1336044
VL  - 14
IS  - 
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1664-0640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1336044
ID  - ref1
ER  -