Open AccessVirtual reality among children with mental disorders: A mini-review
Author(s) -
Marjan Rasoulian-Kasrineh,
Seyyed Mohammad Tabatabaei
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advances in health and behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2630-466X
DOI - 10.25082/ahb.2021.01.004
Subject(s) - virtual reality , autism spectrum disorder , psycinfo , affect (linguistics) , anxiety , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , prevalence of mental disorders , psychology , mental health , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medline , autism , computer science , communication , artificial intelligence , political science , law
Background: Mental disorders are a group of disorders that affect thinking and behavior by causing discomfort or disability to the person. Almost one in eight people aged 5 to 19 deals with these kinds of disorders and his or her growth may be significantly affected. It seems that using novel technologies in such cases are helpful. One of these advanced technologies, which has recently attracted a lot of attention in many fields such as health, is Virtual Reality. Therefore, the present study aimed to provide a brief review about the use of Virtual Reality among children with mental disorders. Methods: In this study, articles in which Virtual Reality were used among children dealing with mental disorders published during 2012 to 2021 were investigated. PsycINFO electronic databases, PubMed Google Scholar, Medline, were searched. Results: Children deal with different types of mental disorders and Virtual Reality has been used for many of them. The most common of them, in which Virtual Reality have been used and caused improvements include Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Schizophrenia Disorder, and Developmental Disability. Discussion and conclusion: According to the results, Virtual Reality is a very interesting, useful, effective and safe technology for patients dealing with mental disorders especially children and adolescence. It is actually a highly specialized technology which can provide improvement, and in some cases completely new ways of treatment for children suffering from mental disorders.