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Bell, Imogen H., Nicholas, Jennifer, Alvarez-Jimenez, Mario, Thompson, Andrew D. and Valmaggia, Lucia (2022) Virtual reality as a clinical tool in mental health research and practice. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, 22 (2). pp. 169-177. doi:10.31887/dcns.2020.22.2/lvalmaggia ISSN 1958-5969.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.31887/dcns.2020.22.2/lvalmaggia
Abstract
Virtual reality (VR) is a potentially powerful technology for enhancing assessment in mental health. At any time or place, individuals can be transported into immersive and interactive virtual worlds that are fully controlled by the researcher or clinician. This capability is central to recent interest in how VR might be harnessed in both treatment and assessment of mental health conditions. The current review provides a summary of the advantages of using VR for assessment in mental health, focusing on increasing ecological validity of highly controlled environments, enhancing personalization and engagement, and capturing real-time, automated data in real-world contexts. Considerations for the implementation of VR in research and clinical settings are discussed, including current issues with cost and access, developing evidence base, technical challenges, and ethical implications. The opportunities and challenges of VR are important to understand as researchers and clinicians look to harness this technology to improve mental health outcomes.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Alternative Title: | La realidad virtual como una herramienta clínica en la investigación y práctica de la salud metal Quand la santé mentale a recours à la Réalité Virtuelle en recherche et en pratique clinique | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience | ||||
Publisher: | Informa UK Limited | ||||
ISSN: | 1958-5969 | ||||
Official Date: | 1 April 2022 | ||||
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Volume: | 22 | ||||
Number: | 2 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 169-177 | ||||
DOI: | 10.31887/dcns.2020.22.2/lvalmaggia | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
Copyright Holders: | © 2020, AICHServier GroupCopyright © 2020 AICH Servier Group. All rights reserved | ||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 15 November 2022 | ||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 15 November 2022 | ||||
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