Kazem Barzegar1, Somayeh Barzegar2. 1. English Language Department, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran; Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics, Payame Noor University Postgraduate Center, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: farzadbavanati1350@gmail.com. 2. Islamic Azad University, Yazd Branch, Iran. Electronic address: somayehbarzegar61@gmail.com.
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.
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.