Clinical virtual reality in mental health and rehabilitation: A brief review of the future!

Albert Skip Rizzo

doi:10.1117/12.2524302

13 May 2019 Clinical virtual reality in mental health and rehabilitation: A brief review of the future!

Albert Skip Rizzo

Proceedings Volume 11002, Infrared Technology and Applications XLV; 110020Q (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2524302
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2019, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

The paper details some of the history of Clinical Virtual Reality (VR) as it has evolved over the last 25 years and provides a brief overview of the key scientific findings for making a judgment regarding its value in the areas of mental health and rehabilitation. This write-up is designed be a companion piece to my SPIE keynote on the topic of, “Is Clinical Virtual Reality Ready for Primetime?” As such, the paper is packed with citations to key scientific research in this area that should provide readers who are interested in this topic with a roadmap for further exploration of the literature. After presenting a brief history of the area, a discussion follows as to the theory, research, and pragmatic issues that support the view that this VR use case is theoretically informed, has a large and convincing scientific literature to support its clinical application, and that recent technology advances and concomitant cost reductions have made clinical implementation feasible and pragmatically supported. The paper concludes with the perspective that Clinical VR applications will soon become indispensable tools in the toolbox of psychological researchers and practitioners and will only grow in relevance and popularity in the future.

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Albert Skip Rizzo "Clinical virtual reality in mental health and rehabilitation: A brief review of the future!", Proc. SPIE 11002, Infrared Technology and Applications XLV, 110020Q (13 May 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2524302

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