ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020
Virtual Reality in the Assessment, Understanding and Treatment of Mental Health Disorders.
Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
41 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of virtual reality based intervention on core symptoms and cognitive functions in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of virtual reality therapy in the treatment of anxiety disorders in adolescents and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Extended reality (XR) in psychosocial and forensic interventions for child and adolescent sexual abuse: a systematic review of current applications and future directions.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
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- Virtual reality-assisted rehabilitation for postoperative C5 palsy: a pilot exploratory randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Effects of a Nonwearable Digital Therapeutic Intervention on Preschoolers With Autism Spectrum Disorder in China: Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Combined Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Virtual Reality in Healthy Populations: A Systematic Review of Evidence, Limitations, and Methodological Challenges.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Validity, reliability and precision of a novel virtual reality rod and disk test to assess visual dependence.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Bridging Science and Subjectivity: Evolving Evidence, Emerging Technologies and the Call for Personalised Psychotherapy: Créer une passerelle entre la science et la subjectivité : Évolution des données probantes, arrivée de nouvelles technologies et appel à une psychothérapie personnalisée.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2026Article
- Enhancing Cognitive Functions in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment via Virtual Sail 3D: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Drawing the inner world: exploring autistic perception through virtual reality art-making.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of virtual reality-based intervention for adolescent depressive disorder: a randomized controlled trial protocol.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Effect of virtual reality exposure therapy for obesity on body image and food craving of overweight individuals.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Virtual Reality-Based Cognitive and Physical Interventions in Cognitive Impairment: A Network Meta-Analysis of Immersion Level Effects.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Virtual reality interventions in the assessment and treatment of alcohol use disorder - a systematic scoping review on methodology.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Article
- Impact of a Single Virtual Reality Relaxation Session on Mental-Health Outcomes in Frontline Workers on Duty During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Preliminary Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Acceptability, Usability, and Insights Into Cybersickness Levels of a Novel Virtual Reality Environment for the Evaluation of Depressive Symptoms: Exploratory Observational Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Observational
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- The application of metaverse in mental health.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Virtual Reality in the Treatment of Panic Disorder in the Last Decade: A Systematic Review.Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH · 2025Review
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Abstract
Computer scientists usually describe virtual reality (VR) as a set of fancy hardware and software technologies. However, psychology and neuroscience are starting to consider VR as the most advanced form of human-computer interaction allowing individuals to act, communicate and become present in a computer-generated environment. In this view, the feeling of "being there" experienced during a VR experience can become a powerful tool for personal change: it offers a dynamic and social world where individuals can live and share a specific experience. For this reason, the use of VR in mental health shows promise: different researches support its clinical efficacy for conditions including anxiety disorders, stress-related disorders, obesity and eating disorders, pain management, addiction and schizophrenia. However, more research is needed to transform the promises of VR in a real clinical tool for mental health. This Special Issue aims to present the most recent advances in the mental health applications of VR, as well as their implications for future patient care.
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