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Posts by Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo

  • World Suicide Prevention Day

    By Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo, and Katrina Keller · Sep 10, 2020 · Helping Friends, Helping Yourself, Suicide, Take This

    Content Warning: Suicide September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. It is important to acknowledge this because  suicide is the tenth overall leading cause of death in the US, it…

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  • When is Fear Healthy?

    By Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo · Apr 1, 2020 · COVID, Helping Yourself, News, Self Care, Take This

    When we think about it, all our emotions serve a purpose. Fear is no exception, even though it’s generally unpleasant.  In the simplest terms, fear keeps us safe – at…

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  • Nominations for the Dr. Mark Award now open!

    By Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo · Jan 8, 2020 · Video Games

    Announcing the nomination period for the 2019 Dr. Mark Kline Award for Mental Health Representation in Games (AKA “The Dr. Mark Award”)! Named after Take This’ first clinical director, the…

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  • Video Game Addiction: What Do We Know Now?

    By Dr. Rachel Kowert, and Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo · Oct 23, 2019 · Video Games

    This year the World Health Organization (WHO) controversially decided to include the diagnoses of gaming disorder and hazardous gaming in the upcoming eleventh version of the International Statistical Classification of…

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  • Take This on Sigma, Overwatch’s Latest Hero

    By Take This, Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo, and Dr. Rachel Kowert · Jul 29, 2019 · Featured, News, Take This, Video Games

    Overwatch recently released its latest hero, Sigma, characterized as having “severe psychological damage” and as being “dangerous to himself and others” because of his fractured mind. When asked about Sigma’s…

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  • Gaming Disorder is a Thing. Now What?

    By Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo · May 28, 2019 · Research, Video Games

    The World Health Organization (WHO) voted to approve the draft of the eleventh version of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11), which includes both gaming…

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  • Community Building Tips from the Community

    By Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo · Oct 10, 2018 · Helping Friends

    October 10th is World Mental Health Day, a day for all of us to reflect on our own mental health. Here at Take This, the preeminent non-profit mental health charity…

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  • Self-Care and Streaming: Taking Time Off

    By Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo · Jul 24, 2018 · Helping Yourself, Self Care

    Popular YouTube creator Jacksepticeye recently announced that he is taking a break. He cited several reasons, including finding less joy in creating videos, fears of diminished quality of his work,…

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