ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Virtual Reality Rehabilitation's Impact on Negative Symptoms and Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Serious Games on Depression in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Treatment effect modifiers of virtual reality-based versus standard cognitive behavioral therapy for paranoia in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: an exploratory moderator analysis of clinical and demographic characteristics in the FaceYourFears trial.Psychological medicine · 2026Trial
- A scoping review of the nature and extent of the use of storytelling as a component of oral health education.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Psychological Intervention Methods for the Management of Positive and Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia Patients: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2025Review
- The evolving field of digital mental health: current evidence and implementation issues for smartphone apps, generative artificial intelligence, and virtual reality.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2025Article
- Two Long-Acting Antipsychotics in a Patient with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: A Case Report.Clinics and practice · 2025Article
- Predictive role of exteroceptive and interoceptive bodily dimensions to schizotypal personality traits.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Immersive virtual reality for shoulder rehabilitation: evaluation of a physical therapy program executed with oculus quest 2.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Telerehabilitation in Low-Resource Settings to Improve Postural Balance in Older Adults: A Non-Inferiority Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Turning the Spotlight on Apathy: Identification and Treatment in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2023Article
- Self-Regulatory Neuronal Mechanisms and Long-Term Challenges in Schizophrenia Treatment.Brain sciences · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundSchizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disorder with symptoms that can severely affect patients' quality of life. While drug administration inhibits most of the positive symptoms, it fails to effectively treat the negative symptoms and in turn relies on rehabilitation therapies. With technological progress, virtual reality (VR) has been the target of recent studies in terms of mental health rehabilitation and has been shown to be a tool with ecological validity in order to introduce the individual to situations similar to their daily life.
methodsFrom July to August 2021, we conducted a systematic review with the purpose of understanding the impact of virtual reality rehabilitation on negative symptoms and psychosocial rehabilitation in the schizophrenia spectrum. The searches were performed in the databases Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed.
resultsIn our search, we identified 201 results, where 108 duplicates were excluded, resulting in a final balance of 93. After reading and assessing the titles and abstracts, 66 studies were excluded. Of the remaining 27 reports, 23 were excluded for not meeting the previously defined eligibility criteria, resulting in the inclusion of four studies in this systematic review.
conclusionsThe available data on the specific topic was limited and could have been more complete. However, in our review, we were able to identify statistically relevant results demonstrating the effectiveness of intervention. We could find medium to large effects, allowing VR to be an ally for rehabilitation of symptoms related to schizophrenia.
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