A latest study from Uppsala University in Sweden shows that post-traumatic stress disorder syndrome, which is currently difficult to cure, seems to have a new way to relieve it, which is to play the game "Tetris". Friends who are suffering from PTSD may wish to try it.
· Emily Holmes, a professor at Uppsala University, led this new study, focusing on "intrusive memories", one of the important factors affecting the onset of PTSD, and proposed the treatment idea of "Imagery Competing Task Intervention".
·The research team invited 99 PTSD patients with varying degrees to be divided into three groups, including a variety of occupations and experiences. One group played "Tetris", and the other groups took traditional music and other therapies to conduct a comparative experiment.
·The effect node appeared in the fourth week of the trial, confirming that the experimental group who played "Tetris" reduced the number of intrusive memories by 10% compared to other groups. According to the model prediction, after a course of 24 weeks of treatment, 70% of the patients' intrusive memories will be reduced to 0.
·Of course, even friends who have not been diagnosed with PTSD can try to play "Tetris" more. According to this study, its constantly rotating blocks have a relieving and blocking effect on preventing "intrusive memories" that cause people to collapse, including depression.
