Monday, December 17, 2018

Examples of places using VR in therapy

https://www.limbix.com/research

Limbix are partnered with multiple colleges that carry out research on phobias and VR.
 Limbix offer a pack that contains a tablet, VR headset, charger, docking station, immersive environments, real- world 360 footage, interactive scenes. Patients can use voice or gaze controls ti respond toe stimuli or assessments. Eg. How are you feeling right now? speak or look at your answer. Limbix VR kits will become available later this year.

They have been featured in the New York times, Monitor on Psychology, Financial Times, Forbes.

They are offering an at home therapy experience.

Research on VR Therapy
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bfb1/012c4a26ace569a4a43fb17aa2d656ce4a16.pdf

In this article they stated that there was not a lot " quantitative meta- analysis that enhances understanding of the variability and clinical significance of anxiety reduction outcomes after VRET. Searches of electronic databases yielded 52 studies, and of these, 21 studies (300 subjects) met inclusion criteria."

They stated that "exposure therapy is effective for reducing negative affective symptoms. Empirical data from research assessing the efficacy of VRET on affective outcomes have been increasingly emerging over the last 10 years as VR systems have become less costly, more available and generally more usable."
The results was that VRET "appears effective from a clinical psychology standpoint but the results are limited because there isn't enough research and testing done.

With the cost of VR headsets going down there is a potential increase in use of VR for in-vio exposure therapy. It offers a more realistic approach than imagining your fear. 

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