Published online May 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i14.3287
Peer-review started: December 24, 2020
First decision: January 24, 2021
Revised: February 5, 2021
Accepted: March 10, 2021
Article in press: March 10, 2021
Published online: May 16, 2021
Addiction to online games is common. The patients usually refuse to take medications and present with affective symptoms. Psychological intervention is a promising treatment for such patients.
Provide a reference for the clinical prevention and treatment of online games addiction.
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of positive psychological intervention in people addicted to online games.
Eighty-nine people addicted to online games who received treatment at Hangzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Hangzhou, China in 2019 were enrolled in the study. The Hamilton Anxiety and Hamilton Depression scales and Trait Coping Style Questionnaire were analyzed.
Hamilton Anxiety and Hamilton Depression scales and the score for positive coping style in Trait Coping Style Questionnaire were significantly improved after 6 wk of psychological intervention, while that of the negative coping style decreased significantly.
Positive psychological intervention alleviated affective symptoms in subjects addicted to online games. Psychological intervention corrected negative coping style, thereby improving mental health.
Positive psychology intervention could effectively alleviate the affective symptoms and correct the negative coping style in people addicted to online games. Thus, the positive psychology intervention is worthy of clinical popularization.