This paper is in the following e-collection/theme issue:

Serious Games for Health and Medicine (692) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (1392) Games and Gamification for Health (657) Mental Health Games (83) Digital Health Reviews (1326) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (1565) Reviews in Digital Mental Health (247)

Published on in Vol 10, No 1 (2022): Jan-Mar

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/32331, first published .
The Effectiveness of Serious Games for Alleviating Depression: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

The Effectiveness of Serious Games for Alleviating Depression: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

The Effectiveness of Serious Games for Alleviating Depression: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Authors of this article:

Alaa Abd-Alrazaq1 Author Orcid Image ;   Eiman Al-Jafar2 Author Orcid Image ;   Mohannad Alajlani3 Author Orcid Image ;   Carla Toro3 Author Orcid Image ;   Dari Alhuwail4, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Arfan Ahmed6 Author Orcid Image ;   Shuja Mohd Reagu7 Author Orcid Image ;   Najeeb Al-Shorbaji8 Author Orcid Image ;   Mowafa Househ1 Author Orcid Image
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Alaa Abd-Alrazaq   1 , PhD ;   Eiman Al-Jafar   2 , PhD ;   Mohannad Alajlani   3 , PhD ;   Carla Toro   3 , PhD ;   Dari Alhuwail   4, 5 , PhD ;   Arfan Ahmed   6 , PhD ;   Shuja Mohd Reagu   7 , MD, PhD ;   Najeeb Al-Shorbaji   8 , PhD ;   Mowafa Househ   1 , PhD

1 Division of Information and Computing Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar

2 Health Informatics & Information Management Department, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait, Kuwait

3 Institute of Digital Healthcare, Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, Warwick, United Kingdom

4 Information Science Department, Kuwait University, Kuwait, Kuwait

5 Health Informatics Unit, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait

6 AI Center for Precision Health, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar

7 Mental Health Services, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

8 eHealth Development Association of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

Corresponding Author:

  • Mowafa Househ, PhD
  • Division of Information and Computing Technology
  • College of Science and Engineering
  • Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation
  • PO Box 34110, Doha Al Luqta St, Ar-Rayyan
  • Doha
  • Qatar
  • Phone: 974 55708549
  • Email: mhouseh@hbku.edu.qa