Interview with Akili Interactive: Can we treat mental health with video games?

Interview with Akili Interactive: Can we treat mental health with video games?

Episode Overview

• Akili Interactive's FDA-approved video game treatment offers a groundbreaking approach to mental health care.
• The podcast explores the effectiveness and potential of digital therapeutics for treating ADHD and other mental health conditions.
• Dr. Gazzaley and Dr. Kollins shed light on the game's mechanism, impact, and its unique role in addressing attentional deficits.
• Listeners gain insights into the challenges of existing treatments and the need for innovative solutions in mental health care.
• The conversation highlights the promise of digital therapeutics and the future of mental health interventions.

“Can therapy or treatment look different than what we're used to? We're used to kind of like this medication and individual therapy with therapists. Can we take what we know about the brain and mental health and actually make software, like an app that helps you, you know, video game, which Kili does, or, you know, an AI chat bot, right? So there's all these different kind of creative ways that people are trying to tackle this.”