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Defeating dragons and demons: consumers’ perspectives on mental health recovery in role-playing games

Francesco CausoDiscipline of Psychological Science, Australian College of Applied Psychology, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Elly QuinlanDiscipline of Psychological Science, Australian College of Applied Psychology, Sydney, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9789-5119
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Pages 256-267 | Received 22 Jul 2020, Accepted 21 Dec 2020, Published online: 14 Mar 2021

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Elizabeth Kjellstrand Hartwig, Erika Walker & Julia Stamman. Roll for Initiative: Using Dungeons and Dragons in Play Therapy. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health 0:0, pages 1-14.
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Kellynn Wee. (2024) ‘If it's held dear, it’ll get pushed through’: Transmedia narratives, play cultures, and soft canon in tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs). International Journal of Cultural Studies.
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Alyssia Merrick, Wendy Wen Li & Dan J. Miller. (2024) A Study on the Efficacy of the Tabletop Roleplaying Game Dungeons & Dragons for Improving Mental Health and Self-Concepts in a Community Sample. Games for Health Journal 13:2, pages 128-133.
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Ian S. Baker, Ian J. Turner & Yasuhiro Kotera. (2022) Role-play Games (RPGs) for Mental Health (Why Not?): Roll for Initiative. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 21:6, pages 3901-3909.
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C. Boulay. (2023) Jeu de rôle et fiction interactive : l’interactivité au service de la subjectivation. In Analysis 7:1, pages 100333.
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