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Sergio Machado^1,2,3, Flávia Paes², Rafael Ferreira-Garcia¹

¹Virtual Reality in Mental Health Laboratory (RVSM), Institute of Psychiatry (IPUB), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), 21941-908 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Virtual reality (VR) offers innovative mental health treatments for conditions like PTSD and phobias. Further research and accessibility improvements are needed for VR

Keywords:

psychiatric disorder virtual reality virtual reality exposure therapy

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Area of Science:

Psychiatry and Mental Health
Human-Computer Interaction
Digital Therapeutics

Background:

Virtual reality (VR) presents novel therapeutic avenues for psychiatric disorders.
Immersive VR environments enable safe patient engagement with psychological challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To review current VR applications in mental health treatment.
To identify limitations and future research directions for VR in psychiatry.

Main Methods:

Literature review of VR applications in treating phobias, anxiety, PTSD, and eating disorders.
Analysis of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) efficacy for anxiety and social phobias.
Evaluation of VR for processing traumatic memories in PTSD treatment.

Main Results:

VRET demonstrates efficacy in reducing anxiety and social phobia symptoms.
VR provides a controlled environment for processing traumatic memories, benefiting PTSD patients.
VR offers personalized interventions and real-time data collection.

Conclusions:

VR shows transformative potential in psychiatry, particularly for anxiety disorders and PTSD.
Methodological and accessibility challenges, including limited rigorous research and equipment needs, must be addressed.
Future research should prioritize large-scale studies and integrate VR with AI and biofeedback for enhanced personalization.