The growing field of digital psychiatry: current evidence and the future of apps, social media, chatbots, and virtual reality

J Torous, S Bucci, IH Bell, LV Kessing… - World …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As the COVID‐19 pandemic has largely increased the utilization of telehealth, mobile mental
health technologies–such as smartphone apps, virtual reality, chatbots, and social media …

[HTML][HTML] Future of mental health in the metaverse

SS Usmani, M Sharath, M Mehendale - General Psychiatry, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) were some of the hottest tech terms in 2021,
according to a Google Trends search. Our review aims to describe the metaverse and NFTs …

Virtual reality aided therapy towards health 4.0: A two-decade bibliometric analysis

Z Liu, L Ren, C Xiao, K Zhang, P Demian - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Health 4.0 aligns with Industry 4.0 and encourages the application of the latest technologies
to healthcare. Virtual reality (VR) is a potentially significant component of the Health 4.0 …

[HTML][HTML] Opportunities and challenges of virtual reality in healthcare–a domain experts inquiry

A Halbig, SK Babu, S Gatter, ME Latoschik… - Frontiers in Virtual …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, the applications and accessibility of Virtual Reality (VR) for the healthcare
sector have continued to grow. However, so far, most VR applications are only relevant in …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of virtual reality-based therapies on cognition and mental health of stroke patients: systematic review and meta-analysis

Q Zhang, Y Fu, Y Lu, Y Zhang, Q Huang, Y Yang… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
Background Stroke remains one of the major chronic illnesses worldwide that health care
organizations will need to address for the next several decades. Individuals poststroke are …

Evidence on the acute and residual neurocognitive effects of cannabis use in adolescents and adults: A systematic meta‐review of meta‐analyses

L Dellazizzo, S Potvin, S Giguère, A Dumais - Addiction, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cannabis is among the most consumed psychoactive substances world‐wide.
Considering changing policy trends regarding the substance, it is crucial to understand more …

Counseling psychological understanding and considerations of the metaverse: A theoretical review

K Lee - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the interest in and demand for online platforms that
can replace traditional face-to-face activities. Accordingly, metaverses have been …

Technology and mental health: state of the art for assessment and treatment

PD Harvey, CA Depp, AA Rizzo… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Technology is ubiquitous in society and is now being extensively used in mental health
applications. Both assessment and treatment strategies are being developed and deployed …

[HTML][HTML] Adverse effects of virtual and augmented reality interventions in psychiatry: systematic review

RM Lundin, Y Yeap, DB Menkes - JMIR Mental Health, 2023 - mental.jmir.org
Background Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are emerging treatment
modalities in psychiatry, which are capable of producing clinical outcomes broadly …

[HTML][HTML] What is virtual reality? A healthcare-focused systematic review of definitions

JR Abbas, A O'Connor, E Ganapathy, R Isba… - Health Policy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives There has been significant advancement in virtual reality (VR) technology since
its conception in 1960, and this evolution has particularly accelerated in recent years …