The acceptance of virtual reality devices for cognitive rehabilitation: a report of positive results with schizophrenia

Costa, Rosa Maria Esteves Moreira da; Carvalho, Luı́s Alfredo Vidal de

doi:10.1016/s0169-2607(03)00066-x

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“…An interdisciplinary panel of experts is convened to study the prototype, and they demand substantial redevelopment in order to make the intervention an effective aid in young people's recovery from psychosis. Studies of video games applied to schizophrenia include Crookes and Moran (2003), who prepared a simple joystick-controlled game in order to assess how quickly subjects of different ages and genders can fi nd cheese hidden on a 4 × 4 grid according to certain classical conditioning rules that healthy adults naturally fi lter out, but that schizophrenics do not; and Da Costa and De Carvalho (2004), who established that a group of medicated schizophrenics respond positively to completing cognitive tasks in virtual reality, suggesting a new medium for therapeutic interventions.…”

Section: Personality and Psychotic Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Online Video Game Therapy for Mental Health Concerns: A Review

Wilkinson

Ang

Goh

2008

Int J Soc Psychiatry

171

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Background: There has been research on the use of offl ine video games for therapeutic purposes but online video game therapy is still fairly under-researched. Online therapeutic interventions have only recently included a gaming component. Hence, this review represents a timely fi rst step toward taking advantage of these recent technological and cultural innovations, particularly for the treatment of special-needs groups such as the young, the elderly and people with various conditions such as ADHD, anxiety and autism spectrum disorders. Material: A review integrating research fi ndings on two technological advances was conducted: the home computer boom of the 1980s, which triggered a fl ood of research on therapeutic video games for the treatment of various mental health conditions; and the rise of the internet in the 1990s, which caused computers to be seen as conduits for therapeutic interaction rather than replacements for the therapist. Discussion: We discuss how video games and the internet can now be combined in therapeutic interventions, as attested by a consideration of pioneering studies. Conclusion: Future research into online video game therapy for mental health concerns might focus on two broad types of game: simple society games, which are accessible and enjoyable to players of all ages, and online worlds, which offer a unique opportunity for narrative content and immersive remote interaction with therapists and fellow patients. Both genres might be used for assessment and training purposes, and provide an unlimited platform for social interaction. The mental health community can benefi t from more collaborative efforts between therapists and engineers, making such innovations a reality.

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Section: Personality and Psychotic Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Online Video Game Therapy for Mental Health Concerns: A Review

Wilkinson

Ang

Goh

2008

Int J Soc Psychiatry

171

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“…Several research teams have already integrated VR in the assessment and rehabilitation protocols of cognitive processes in patients suffering from developmental disorders, neurological conditions (e.g., traumatic brain injury) and psychiatric conditions (e.g., schizophrenia). VR applications have been developed and tested for attention processes (e.g., Rizzo et al, 2000;Rizzo et al, 2001), spatial abilities (e.g., Rizzo et al, 1998), memory (e.g., Brooks, 1999) and executive functions (e.g., Costa & Carvalho, 2004;Pugnetti et al, 1998). VR scenarios have also been designed to teach patients daily activities such as meal preparation (e.g., Christiansen et al, 1998), use of public transportation (e.g., Lam et al, 2005), street crossing (Josman et al, 2008) and shopping (Tam et al, 2005) The focus of CBT on promoting adjustment, well being and personal health among individuals with disabling conditions has led to it becoming one of the most widely accepted treatments in rehabilitation psychology (Elliot & Jackson, 2004).…”

Section: Vr Contributions To Rehabilitationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Virtual Reality in Evidence-Based Psychotherapy

Szentágotai¹,

Opriş²,

David³

2010

Virtual Reality

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“…They started off by focusing on simple phobias like acrophobia (Emmelkamp et al, 2002) and agoraphobia , fear of flying (Rothbaum, Hodges, Smith, Lee & Price, 2000), and evolved to fear of driving (Saraiva et al, 2007) or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Gamito et al, 2010), schizophrenia (Costa & Carvalho, 2004) or traumatic brain injuries (Gamito et al, 2011a), among many others (Gamito et al, 2011b).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%