ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2023
Mixed Reality for a collective and adaptive mental health metaverse.
Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Analyzing metaverse-based digital therapies, their effectiveness, and potential risks in mental healthcare.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- The Journey From Nonimmersive to Immersive Multiuser Applications in Mental Health Care: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Exposure Therapy in Mixed Reality for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Impact of mixed reality on the care of the elderly: a scoping review.GeroScience · 2026Review
- A systematic review on mindfulness-based immersive interventions in depressive disorders.Npj mental health research · 2026Review
- Metaverse-Based Psychiatric Consultation for Youths With Mental Health Conditions: Qualitative Descriptive Feasibility Study.JMIR XR and spatial computing · 2026Article
- Brief Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality Mindfulness Breathing Exercise for Emotional Well-Being and Cognitive Functions in University Students: Within-Subjects Experimental Design Study.JMIR XR and spatial computing · 2026Article
- Integrating the Metaverse Into Medical Practice: A Systematic Review of Its Potential and Applications.International journal of telemedicine and applications · 2026Review
- What Are the Ethical Issues Surrounding Extended Reality in Mental Health? A Scoping Review of the Different Perspectives.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- An overview of Metaverse in healthcare. Potential application in forensic and legal medicine.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2025Review
- The Interplay Between Environment and Drug Effects: Decoding the Ecocebo Phenomenon with Virtual Technologies.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Exploring the Application of AI and Extended Reality Technologies in Metaverse-Driven Mental Health Solutions: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Optimizing perimenopausal mental health by integrating precision biomarkers, digital health interventions, and psychosocial care.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Metaverse for mental health disorders: Opportunities and challenges.World journal of clinical cases · 2025Article
- Community-Dwelling Filipino Older Adults' Experiences with Virtual Coach for Health-Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA): A Phenomenology.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- The application of metaverse in mental health.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Multimodal emotion recognition in the metaverse era: New needs and transformation in mental health work.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
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Abstract
This research paper explores the significant transformative potential of Mixed Reality (MR) technology as enabler of the metaverse, specifically aimed at enhancing mental health therapies. The emerging world of the metaverse, a multiuser, adaptive, three-dimensional digital space, paired with the interactive and immersive benefits of MR technology, promises a paradigm shift in how mental health support is delivered. Unlike traditional platforms, MR allows for therapy within the comfort of the user's familiar surroundings, while incorporating the benefits of social collaboration and interactions. The metaverse environment fosters heightened personalization and deeper user engagement, thereby offering a more tailored approach to computerized therapy. Beyond its immersive capabilities, MR offers potential for real-time, smart adaptations to the users' psycho-physiological state, targeting unique patients' needs on a diverse spectrum of therapeutic techniques, thus broadening the scope of mental health support. Furthermore, it opens avenues for continuous emotional support in everyday life situations. This research discusses the benefits and potentials of integrating MR within a mental health metaverse, highlighting how this innovative approach could significantly complement traditional therapeutic methods, fostering improved treatment efficacy, focusing on social and collective experiences, and increasing patient engagement.
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