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The therapeutic benefits of 'Dungeons & Dragons'

“Dungeons & Dragons” is known as a niche role-playing game. But now game masters are exploring whether it can also be therapeutic, for conditions ranging from anxiety to post-traumatic stress disorder.

Deena Prichep reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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