Authors:
Kazem Barzegar & Somayeh Barzegar
Abstract:
Objectives: To study the effect of playing cell phone chess game on treating panic attack.
Methods: The chess game on an android cell phone was played by the researcher who was affected by panic attack as a post-traumatic disorder immediately after or before feeling of the start of symptoms. The right level of difficulty, i.e., levels 2-4, was selected for optimal results.
Results: Playing chess game on the android cell phone prevented the manifestation of panic attack and led to the cure of this traumatic condition.
Conclusion: Chess therapy with the right level of difficulty can be recommended as a very effective non-pharmaceutical method for the successful treatment of panic attacks.
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Reference:
Barzegar, K., Barzegar, S., & Asian J. (2017) Chess therapy: A new approach to curing panic attack. Psychiatr.