This recent experiment shows that Tetris can effectively reduce flashbacks for long periods ... events to help prevent and treat early PTSD symptoms, that is a 'cognitive vaccine', in a similar ...
The hallmark symptom of PTSD is unpleasant and intrusive memories of a traumatic event in the form of mental images - typically known as flashbacks. Other symptoms may include avoidance ...
In the current study, researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine whether playing Tetris reduces flashbacks in patients with PTSD. To do so, they recruited 144 participants with ...
Six months after treatment, Tetris players continued to report half as many flashbacks as the control ... preventing early PTSD symptoms. The findings, published in BMC Medicine, suggest that ...