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- Title
Virtual Reality: A Step Forward in Diagnosing Schizophrenia.
- Authors
Mousavi, Bentolhoda; Majid Zare Bidaki; Alikhania, Rosa
- Abstract
Background: Diagnosing a heterogeneous disorder like schizophrenia is still being carried out based on the patients' report of their subjective experiences. The utilization of innovative computer-based technologies such as the virtual reality (VR) in objectifying such experiences has recently attracted the experts' attention. Method: This study is a short review of the current evidences on applying the virtual reality in evaluating and objectifying schizophrenia diagnosis. Results: VR provides a multidimensional and interactive environment where the formation of paranoid thoughts in various settings and patients' reactions to virtual characters can be assessed. In addition, VR offers a milieu to evaluate other aspects of the disorder, including cognitive deficits and negative symptoms. Conclusion: Current studies have found preliminary evidences in favor of applying VR as an assessment tool for the spectrum of psychotic disorders with minimal adverse effects; however, further investigation is required to develop the field and define its exact utilization dimensions.
- Subjects
VIRTUAL reality; SCHIZOPHRENIA; PSYCHOSES
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences / Progress in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, 2018, p169
- ISSN
1735-8639
- Publication type
Article