How realistic is VR?

Blog overview How realistic is Virtual Reality? Why Virtual Reality can feel real to patients When people see images or videos of VR scenarios for the first time, they often ask a very understandable question: “Is it realistic enough for patients?” In screenshots, virtual environments often appear less detailed than real photographs. That is why […]

Exposure Therapy Using Virtual Reality

Blog overview Experience report from Augsburg District Hospital Exposure Therapy Using Virtual Reality New experiential spaces in psychotherapy Exposure in Clinical Practice Exposure-based procedures are among the most effective psychotherapeutic interventions. At the same time, everyday clinical practice shows that exposure in sensu or in vivo is not used often enough. Depending on the complexity […]

Knowledge transfer in psychotherapy

Blog overview Knowledge transfer in psychotherapy How to achieve a success rate of 90% Psychotherapy is also about imparting knowledge. Think of psychoeducation and the many dialogue sessions that help your patients learn about themselves or external influences. Findings from learning psychology can help to make this knowledge transfer more effective. This is because there […]

VR nature exposure causes biopsychological relaxation

Blog overview New Study by SFU Vienna:VR-based nature exposure induces biopsychological relaxation Manuel Willfort investigates in his currently published master’s thesis at the Sigmund Freud University (SFU) Vienna: Can virtual reality exposure to nature significantly improve biopsychological parameters for relaxation?1 In his controlled and randomized study, a total of 48 test subjects (male, 19-60 years […]

Mindfulness and cognitive bias modification in depression

Blog overview Mindfulness andCognitive Bias Modificationin Depression Introduction Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses that is associated with severe impairment. Only around 60% of depressed patients respond to pharmacological or psychological treatment – with a high relapse rate.1 In people with depression, information processing is disturbed in that they preferentially focus attention […]

VR Effective Across Various Forms of Substance Abuse and Addiction

Blog overview Systematic Review Confirms Broad Therapeutic Benefits of Virtual Reality VR Effective Across Various Forms of Substance Abuse and Addiction Substance abuse and addiction represent a major medical problem. The German Federal Ministry of Health reports that approximately 12 million people smoke, 1.6 million people are dependent on alcohol, and around 2.3 million people […]