After a few weeks of researching VR used in medicine and psychological treatment I feel like I don't have a clear path for what I am trying to research and also educate myself on. I feel that because I am not a medical student I do not have enough knowledge to be able to discuss VR used in medicine or surgery. Additionally all the papers I read are coming to the same conclusion which is that it provides the doctors with more visual information. I feel as though that's only the surface and I don't know how to dive in deeper. I am started to become curious about VR used in psychological treatment. Here is a rough plan on what I wish to research and I am hoping that this will guide me:
1. What is Virtual Reality?
2. How are brain works and how we immerse ourselves in stories, films, games, etc.
3. How Virtual reality works on the mind/brain.
4. Mental disorders/ Phobias and treatment
5. Cases of VR being used to treat phobias and examine behaviour/reaction.
This is my rough guideline for myself. I believe that there will be more information on this topic and I'm curious to read how VR works on our mind.
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Monday, October 29, 2018
Friday, October 5, 2018
VR in medicine and psychology
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maria_Schultheis/publication/232580487_The_application_of_virtual_reality_technology_in_rehabilitation/links/02e7e517eba3b38088000000.pdf
I found this article on google scholars and it was published in 2001. What's interesting about it is that it talks about VR and how is is still developing but has successfully integrated in multiple areas of medicine and psychology. VR was used in surgical training, treatment of phobias, PTSD and eating disorders. It is also used to distract patients from the pain of dental work, burn treatment and chemotherapy. They state that one "benefit of VR is that it allows users to forget that they are in a simulation".Additionally it provides a safe learning environment that minimizes risks from error.
One of their first "efforts" was creating a virtual classroom and the simulation was aimed at children with ADHD. They created a realistic setting that featured objects that you would normally find in a classroom. They adjusted the simulation based on the age of the child. They monitored the child's "reaction time" to the instruction that they were given in the simulation. "Behavioural factors" such as being distracted and hyperactivity were assessed.
Conclusion
I thought that this article focused more on what exactly AV technology is and how it was used in a way to study patients with mental disorders. It keeps the patient physically safe for them to analyze their behaviour in the simulation. However in this article it questioned the ethics behind it. It might be safe physically for the patient but what about mentally.
I found this article on google scholars and it was published in 2001. What's interesting about it is that it talks about VR and how is is still developing but has successfully integrated in multiple areas of medicine and psychology. VR was used in surgical training, treatment of phobias, PTSD and eating disorders. It is also used to distract patients from the pain of dental work, burn treatment and chemotherapy. They state that one "benefit of VR is that it allows users to forget that they are in a simulation".Additionally it provides a safe learning environment that minimizes risks from error.
One of their first "efforts" was creating a virtual classroom and the simulation was aimed at children with ADHD. They created a realistic setting that featured objects that you would normally find in a classroom. They adjusted the simulation based on the age of the child. They monitored the child's "reaction time" to the instruction that they were given in the simulation. "Behavioural factors" such as being distracted and hyperactivity were assessed.
Conclusion
I thought that this article focused more on what exactly AV technology is and how it was used in a way to study patients with mental disorders. It keeps the patient physically safe for them to analyze their behaviour in the simulation. However in this article it questioned the ethics behind it. It might be safe physically for the patient but what about mentally.
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