Wham, Sock, Kapow! Can Batman defeat his biggest foe yet and combat mental health discrimination? An exploration of the video games industry and its potential for health promotion

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 752-760

  Morris, G ^a   Forrest, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; EMPATHY; FANTASY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; NURSING; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECREATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; ENGLAND; FANTASY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84882777388     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12055     Document Type: Note

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