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Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 7/2016

01-07-2016 | Commentary (Invited)

The application of virtual reality technology to understanding psychosis

Commentary on Valmaggia et al. (2016): using virtual reality to investigate psychological processes and mechanisms associated with the onset and maintenance of psychosis: a systematic review

Author: Charlotte Gayer-Anderson

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Issue 7/2016

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Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, Samsung Gear, HTC Vive, all types of virtual reality (VR) headsets are fast becoming recognised household names in an industry primed to be worth an estimated 80 billion dollars within the next 10 years (Goldman Sachs). Not only is this new technology taking the gaming (and other) industries by storm, VR applications are becoming more widely used by researchers and clinicians for the assessment and treatment of mental health problems, pioneered by Daniel Freeman and colleagues, specifically in the context of research on paranoia [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
The application of virtual reality technology to understanding psychosis
Commentary on Valmaggia et al. (2016): using virtual reality to investigate psychological processes and mechanisms associated with the onset and maintenance of psychosis: a systematic review
Author
Charlotte Gayer-Anderson
Publication date
01-07-2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Issue 7/2016
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Electronic ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-016-1262-z

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