{"id":47802,"date":"2026-03-05T18:41:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vr-coach.at\/smartsystem-depressions\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T16:41:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T14:41:39","slug":"smartsystem-depressions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vr-coach.at\/en\/smartsystem-depressions\/","title":{"rendered":"smartsystem depressions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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VR therapy for depression: activate resources and enhance motivation
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The complement to classical cognitive behavioral therapy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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Activate resources in depression in a targeted way.

With the smartsystem, the patient remains in a familiar environment while still being actively engaged<\/b>.
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How VR therapy is used for depression
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At first, little happens: patients find themselves in a virtual environment and initially barely react. After a short while, a detail is noticed \u2014 a sound, a colour or an object. <\/p>

From this, curiosity arises, then movement. This moment, in which perception re-engages, can be accompanied and revisited within the session.<\/p>

The depression module offers two scenarios: an interactive park visit and a dolphin encounter in an underwater environment \u2014 different approaches for different therapy phases and patient needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Flowers in the park \u2013 before taking a photo<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Activate resources instead of creating pressure
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In the VR Coach smartsystem, patients move freely within a large park environment. Places are observed, described, and explored. Attention shifts outward rather than remaining only within repetitive thoughts. <\/p>

Often, spontaneous reactions appear again for the first time: a longer look, a comparison, a preference. VR therapy is deliberately used here for resource activation in depression. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Perceive and retain positive impressions
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Using a camera, different scenes can be photographed. Some elements respond \u2014 flowers begin to bloom or details change. <\/p>

The photos then appear on a photo wall. There they are selected and linked to personal resources. <\/p>

The selected image can be printed in the real world and serves as a concrete reminder outside the session.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Flowers in the park \u2013 after taking a photo
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Refocus attention in VR therapy
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Different tasks stimulate perception and curiosity:<\/p>