Helping young people overcome social anxiety: a virtual reality psychological intervention

帮助年轻人克服社交焦虑：虚拟现实心理干预

• 批准号: 133362
• 金额: $ 12.68万
• 依托单位: OXFORD VR LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=133362
• 关键词: Helping; young; people; overcome; social

Young people are suffering rising levels of anxiety and other psychological problems. Social anxiety is one of the most common anxiety disorders, typically developing in adolescence. It can cause significant distress, making the individual too fearful to perform even basic activities in front of others (e.g. speaking, eating) and negatively impacting social, family, and school life. More than one in ten people will meet clinical criteria for the disorder during their life, with many more in the sub-clinical range. Oxford VR will develop the first commercial, fully automated VR treatment for social anxiety. Designed specifically for young people, the immersive application will allow users safely to experience a range of situations that typically trigger anxiety. With the help of a virtual therapist, the young person will learn new ways to deal with their anxiety. The therapy will use the best evidence-based cognitive behaviour therapy techniques (CBT is the treatment recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence). The treatment will run on consumer head-mounted displays like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, and be delivered initially through NHS services.

年轻人正在遭受越来越严重的焦虑和其他心理问题。社交焦虑是最常见的焦虑症之一，通常发生在青春期。它会造成严重的痛苦，使个人过于害怕，甚至不敢在他人面前进行基本的活动（例如说话、吃饭），并对社会、家庭和学校生活产生负面影响。超过十分之一的人在他们的一生中会符合这种疾病的临床标准，还有更多的人处于亚临床范围。牛津虚拟现实公司将开发首个商业化的全自动虚拟现实治疗社交焦虑的方法。这款专为年轻人设计的沉浸式应用程序将允许用户安全地体验一系列通常会引发焦虑的情况。在虚拟治疗师的帮助下，年轻人将学习新的方法来处理他们的焦虑。治疗将使用最好的基于证据的认知行为治疗技术（CBT是由国家临床卓越研究所推荐的治疗方法）。这种治疗方法将在消费者头戴式显示器上运行，如HTC Vive和Oculus Rift，并首先通过NHS服务提供。