Virtual Reality

According to data, the pandemic caused over 1.1 million American, nearly 60,000 Canadian, and over 2.2 million European deaths. Overall, over 7 million people died from the disease, and we are struggling to understand the impact of Long Covid.

Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness, that typically begins when the person is young (in their late teens or early adulthood). It disrupts the person’s ability to think clearly, with one of the more frequent symptoms being auditory hallucinations (hearing noises). Listen in as Dr. Mo Alsuwaidan discusses this disabling …

Based at the Mental Health Center Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen Denmark, VIRTU Research Group is at the forefront of developing virtual reality (VR) based treatments for psychiatric disorders. VIRTU utilizes the immersive power of VR to create safe and controlled environments where patients can confront their challenges.

Rendever, the Boston-based company pioneering the future of aging through virtual reality (VR), is collaborating with New York-based senior living services provider RiverSpring Living to use VR as a transformational tool in reintegrating seniors in their homes after rehabilitation stays.

At Rocket VR Health, we are transforming the mental health treatment landscape by offering the next generation of digital therapeutics by leveraging proven clinical programs and ultra-realistic 3D environments, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) games, and VR-enhanced meditations.

Gita Barry, president of immersive healthcare at Penumbra, discusses the uses of immersive VR technology for therapy in healthcare settings and at home, and its potential to engage patients and employees.

£3 million has been funded toward projects generating immersive VR headsets for mental health therapeutics across the UK Mental health problems are experienced by one in four people each year in the UK, but only one in eight adults with a mental health problem are currently getting any kind of …

England has become the first country in the world to launch clinical training in perinatal mental health using extended reality (XR) technology.

Both Companies will Be merged Under the XRHealth Brand Name and By the End of the Year Are Forecasted to Have over 500K VR Treatments, Exceed 25K Patients Treated, and Be Deployed by Over 2500 Clinicians.

Using virtual reality for entertainment isn’t out of the ordinary. If you’ve ever strapped on a pair of 3-D goggles, you’re likely familiar with how immersive the experience is. But virtual reality isn’t just for fun and games: It’s becoming an increasingly popular modality for mental health care.