Video Game To Treat ADHD

On Monday, Boston-based company Akili Interactive's EndeavorRX made history by becoming the first-evervideo game to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a medical treatment. In other words, it's the first FDA-approved prescription video game.Jun 17, 2020

EndeavorRX is first video game approved by FDA to treat ADHD

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Jun 15, 2020 - FDA permits marketing of the first game-based digital therapeutic device to improve attention function in children with ADHD. The game-based ...

The FDA Just Approved The First Prescription Video Game ...

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Jun 20, 2020 - For the first time, US doctors can prescribe a video game. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved EndeavorRX as an ...

FDA Approves Video Game as ADHD Treatment | Psychology ...

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Jun 17, 2020 - On June 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which investigates whether medication and treatments are safe and effective, ...

FDA Approves Video Game-Based Therapy for Kids With ADHD

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Jun 16, 2020 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed marketing of a "prescription-only game-based" digital therapeutic device for children ...

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Those with ADHD will learn more about ADHD and neurology by reading educational books about neurology like the Remarkable Medicine book, the How To (Temporarily) Cure Hyperactivity book (about Inattentive ADHD), The Hyperactive Child book, etc. Epilepsy, ADHD, narcolepsy, sports concussions, etc. are not taught out of people using games. Reading difficulties are not taught out of people using speed reading video games.

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