Transformations

Video Game Therapy® and co-active flow in groups: a transformative experience

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Published: 23 December 2025
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The rise of video games as a mass cultural phenomenon – once confined to a niche hobby for enthusiasts – has triggered a profound shift in their social and scientific perception. Academic research, moving beyond the “moral panic” that for decades limited discussion to topics such as addiction and aggression, has begun to explore their immense potential in innovative fields like psychological well-being and therapy. Within this context, Video Game Therapy® (VGT) emerges as a structured psychotherapeutic approach that, rather than demonizing the video game medium, consciously integrates it into the clinical setting, recognizing its value as a tool for change. [...]

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Video Game Therapy® and co-active flow in groups: a transformative experience. (2025). Ricerca Psicoanalitica, 36(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/rp.2025.1114