24 hours of Take This Streaming Thanking the Community
Take This and friends will be doing a 24-hour stream this Friday, August 20th! Why? Because for the RPG Valkyries’ annual Speedrun Ragnarok fundraiser in 2020 they asked, “If we…
Posts by Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo
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World Suicide Prevention Day
Read MoreContent 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?
Read MoreWhen 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!
Read MoreAnnouncing 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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Being a Professional vs. Being an Advocate
Read MoreHow do content creators address mental health online? Thankfully, this is a question a growing number of content creators ask with increasing regularity. It shows remarkable concern and compassion for…
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Video Game Addiction: What Do We Know Now?
Read MoreThis 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
Read MoreOverwatch 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?
Read MoreThe 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…