[HTML][HTML] Automated virtual reality therapy to treat agoraphobic avoidance and distress in patients with psychosis (gameChange): a multicentre, parallel-group, single …

D Freeman, S Lambe, T Kabir, A Petit… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Automated delivery of psychological therapy using immersive technologies
such as virtual reality (VR) might greatly increase the availability of effective help for patients …

Advances in the use of virtual reality to treat mental health conditions

IH Bell, R Pot-Kolder, A Rizzo, M Rus-Calafell… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a promising tool in the field of mental health. Central to
this technology are immersive environments, which enable exposure to highly controlled …

Edge-Cloud-Based wearable computing for automation empowered virtual rehabilitation

Z Lv, AK Singh - IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work intends to enhance the standard of rehabilitative care provided to patients by
optimizing the medical automation monitoring system enabled by wearable computing by …

Virtual reality (VR) therapy for patients with psychosis: satisfaction and side effects

D Freeman, L Rosebrock, F Waite, BS Loe… - Psychological …, 2023 - cambridge.org
BackgroundAutomated virtual reality therapies are being developed to increase access to
psychological interventions. We assessed the experience with one such therapy of patients …

Patient experience of a virtual reality calm room in a psychiatric inpatient care setting in Sweden: a qualitative study with inpatients

M Ilioudi, S Wallström, S Steingrimsson, P Lindner… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Calm rooms have been developed and implemented in psychiatric inpatient care
settings to offer patients a dedicated space for relaxation in a convenient and safe …

[HTML][HTML] Agoraphobic avoidance in patients with psychosis: Severity and response to automated VR therapy in a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled …

D Freeman, S Lambe, U Galal, LM Yu, T Kabir… - Schizophrenia …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The social withdrawal of many patients with psychosis can be conceptualised
as agoraphobic avoidance due to a range of long-standing fears. We hypothesised that …

Would You Go to a Virtual Doctor? A Systematic Literature Review on User Preferences for Embodied Virtual Agents in Healthcare

L Kruse, J Hertel, F Mostajeran… - … on Mixed and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Medical virtual agents (VAs) hold great potential to support patients in achieving their health
goals, especially at times or in regions where the demand for physiological and …

[HTML][HTML] A safe place to learn: peer research qualitative investigation of gameChange virtual reality therapy

J Bond, A Kenny, V Pinfold, L Couperthwaite… - JMIR serious …, 2023 - games.jmir.org
Background: Automated virtual reality (VR) therapy has the potential to substantially
increase access to evidence-based psychological treatments. The results of a multicenter …

Using the theoretical domains framework to inform the implementation of therapeutic virtual reality into mental healthcare

OS Chung, NL Dowling, C Brown, T Robinson… - … and Policy in Mental …, 2023 - Springer
Evidence supporting the efficacy of therapeutic virtual reality (VR) for mental health
conditions is rapidly growing. However, little is known about how best to implement VR, or …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual reality relaxation for mental health staff in complex care services: A feasibility and acceptability study

G Williams, M Riaz, E Drini, S Riches - Mental Health & Prevention, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Virtual reality (VR) relaxation has been implemented in workplaces for staff
wellbeing. However, little is known about potential benefits for mental health staff who work …