Embodying self-compassion within virtual reality and its effects on patients with depression.
Embodying self-compassion within virtual reality and its effects on patients with depression.
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DOI：
10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.002147
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发表时间：
2016-01
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5.4
通讯作者：
Brewin CR
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作者：
Falconer CJ;Rovira A;King JA;Gilbert P;Antley A;Fearon P;Ralph N;Slater M;Brewin CR
自我批评是精神病理学的一个普遍特征，可以通过提高自我同情水平来对抗。然而，有些病人对自我同情心有抵触情绪。研究是否可以利用沉浸式虚拟现实中虚拟身体的自我认同效应来增加抑郁症患者的自我同情。我们开发了一个8分钟的场景，其中15名患者在一个虚拟身体中练习传递同情心，然后在另一个虚拟身体中体验接收自己的同情心。在一项开放试验中，从基线到4周的随访，这种情况的三次重复导致抑郁严重程度和自我批评的显着降低，以及自我同情的显着增加。4例患者表现出临床显著改善。结果表明，使用沉浸式虚拟现实的干预可能具有相当大的临床潜力，现在有必要进一步开发这些方法，为对照试验做准备。没有。© 2016年皇家精神病学院。这是一篇开放获取的文章，根据知识共享署名（CC BY）许可证的条款分发。
Self-criticism is a ubiquitous feature of psychopathology and can be combatted by increasing levels of self-compassion. However, some patients are resistant to self-compassion. To investigate whether the effects of self-identification with virtual bodies within immersive virtual reality could be exploited to increase self-compassion in patients with depression. We developed an 8-minute scenario in which 15 patients practised delivering compassion in one virtual body and then experienced receiving it from themselves in another virtual body. In an open trial, three repetitions of this scenario led to significant reductions in depression severity and self-criticism, as well as to a significant increase in self-compassion, from baseline to 4-week follow-up. Four patients showed clinically significant improvement. The results indicate that interventions using immersive virtual reality may have considerable clinical potential and that further development of these methods preparatory to a controlled trial is now warranted. None. © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2016. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence.