Virtual Reality Interventions for Mental Health.
Biofeedback
Exposure therapy
Mental health
Virtual reality
Journal
Current topics in behavioral neurosciences
ISSN: 1866-3370
Titre abrégé: Curr Top Behav Neurosci
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101535383
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
medline:
23
10
2023
pubmed:
28
4
2023
entrez:
27
4
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Virtual Reality (VR) is a growing field in psychological research and therapy. While there is strong evidence for the efficacy of exposure therapy in VR (VRET) to treat anxiety disorders, new opportunities for using VR to treat mental health disorders are emerging. In this chapter, we first describe the value of VRET for the treatment of several anxiety disorders. Next, we introduce some recent developments in research using VR investigating schizophrenia, neurodevelopmental disorders, and eating disorders. This includes therapeutic strategies beyond VRET, including avatar-based therapies or those combining VR with biofeedback approaches. Although VR offers many convincing advantages, contraindications in treatment must be considered when implementing VR-supported therapy in clinical practice. Finally, we provide an outlook for future research, highlighting the integration of augmented reality and automation processes in VR environments to create more efficient and tailored therapeutic tools. Further, future treatments will benefit from the gamification approach, which integrates elements of computer games and narratives that promote patients' motivation and enables methods to reduce drop-outs during psychological therapy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37106223
doi: 10.1007/7854_2023_419
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
371-387Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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