Innovations in Practice: Avatar-based virtual reality in CAMHS talking therapy: two exploratory case studies
Innovations in Practice: Avatar-based virtual reality in CAMHS talking therapy: two exploratory case studies
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DOI：
10.1111/camh.12326
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发表时间：
2019-09-01
影响因子：
6.1
通讯作者：
Stallard, Paul
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作者：
Falconer, Caroline J.;Davies, E. Bethan;Stallard, Paul
背景基于阿凡达的虚拟现实治疗是一种新兴的数字技术，可用于辅助治疗常见的心理健康问题。这可能对非常熟悉数字技术的年轻人特别有吸引力，并可能提供一种媒介，促进面对面治疗中的交流。方法我们总结了两例使用ProReal的年轻人，他们在进行谈话治疗时遇到了困难。ProReal是一个提供基于化身的虚拟现实疗法的软件包，作为CAMHS门诊诊所提供的谈话心理疗法的一部分。年轻人完成了使用前和使用后的常规结果测量，并参加了定性访谈，评估他们使用ProReal的体验。结果随着时间的推移，结果指标呈下降趋势。这两个年轻人觉得ProReal非常容易接近，两个年轻人都积极地描述了ProReal如何帮助他们将内心世界外化，帮助他们重新评估自己的想法、感受和经历。他们还报告说，ProReal是促进与临床医生沟通的有用工具。结论这些案例总结展示了ProReal如何容易地整合到临床实践中，以及它如何促进与难以表达自己的年轻人的沟通和治疗。
Background Avatar-based virtual reality therapy is an emerging digital technology that can be used to assist the treatment of common mental health problems. This may be particularly appealing to young people who are highly familiar with digital technologies and may provide a medium to facilitate communication within face-to-face therapy. Method We present two case summaries of young people who used ProReal, who had difficulties engaging in talking therapies. ProReal is a software package providing avatar-based virtual reality therapy, used as part of talking psychological therapies provided within a CAMHS outpatient clinic. Young people completed pre and postuse routine outcome measures and took part in qualitative interviews assessing their experience of ProReal. Results Outcome measures showed a reduction over time. The two young people felt ProReal was highly accessible, with both young people positively describing how ProReal helped them externalize their inner worlds to help them to reappraise their thoughts, feelings and experiences. They also reported ProReal being a helpful tool to facilitate communication with the clinician. Conclusion These case summaries demonstrate how ProReal can be readily integrated into clinical practice and how it can facilitate communication and therapy with young people who find it difficult to express themselves.