Virtual reality: An Emerging Tool for Mental Health

Sergio Machado1, Rafael Ferreira-Garcia2, Lucio Lage2

  • 1Virtual Reality in Mental Health Laboratory (RVSM), Institute of Psychiatry (IPUB), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Panic and Respiration Laboratory (LABPR), Institute of Psychiatry (IPUB), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Center of Neuroscience, Neurodiversity Institute, Queimados, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

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