virtual reality – A New Vision for Mental Health

The Metaverse Will Not Save You

Author: Editorial 28th January 2022 0 Comments

“There will always be a difference between the feeling of being somewhere and knowing authentically that one is there.” Sub-titled “Virtual reality tempts us to abandon the real in favor of the simulated”, this article has been written by Dr….
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a wellbeing society

authenticity, Colin Ellard, Facebook, metaphysical absence, metaverse, presence, Psychology Today, virtual reality, VR

gameChange: virtual reality therapy for mental health issues to be delivered by the NHS

Author: Editorial 1st October 2021 0 Comments

The people at gameChange say that the VR therapy provided “allows a person to practise being in simulations of everyday situations … a café, shop, pub, street, doctor’s surgery, and a bus.” The background to this approach is described as follows:…
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collaborative practice

anxiety, avatar therapy, gameChange, New Approaches, NIHR i4i Mental Health Challenge Award, psychosis, virtual reality, VR

A History of Delusions

Author: Editorial 27th September 2021 0 Comments

This excellent podcast (57 minutes) from the BBC explores many different aspects of delusions, including some of their causes, and some ways of best helping those who experience them. Presented by clinical psychologist Prof. Daniel Freeman, the podcast’s coverage also includes:…
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collaborative practice, Key posts

angelica ronald, antibody-mediated psychosis, audio, BBC, Belinda Lennox, Daniel Freeman, delusions, Dorothy Wade, encephalitis, Felicity Waite, ICU Delirium, immune system, inflammation, paranoia, podcast, psychiatry, psychosis, Richard Bentall, virtual reality

Virtual reality PTSD treatment has ‘big impact’ for veterans

Author: Editorial 7th October 2019 0 Comments

Tomos Morgan reports for BBC Wales . “Virtual reality could be used to help military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who have struggled with mainstream treatment. It involves patients walking on a treadmill in front of a screen which projects images depicting the…
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emotion-focused care

3MDR, BBC, BBC Wales, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff University, Jon Bisson, Matt Neve, military veterans, Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder, PTSD, Tomos Morgan, virtual reality