InsideOut XR: Using AR/VR for psychoeducation & MBI self-help tools

冠状病毒大流行对人们的心理健康产生了“深远”的影响。精神疾病每年给英国经济造成700亿英镑的损失。研究显示，英国有1600万个工作日因压力、焦虑和抑郁而损失。根据英国法律，雇主有责任通过提供预防性和主动性的心理健康战略方法来保护员工免受工作压力。尽管需求增加，但为雇主提供的心理健康解决方案仍然很少、过时且效率低下。Inside Out(IO)开发了一个心理健康支持平台和诊断工具，利用定制的匹配算法将用户与相关内容(例如视频会议、音频、文章)、个性化自助工具和治疗专业人员(根据需求匹配，而不是根据可用性)进行匹配。事实证明，该平台可以减少60%的症状和克服挑战。IO已经开始创建VR冥想MVP并进行了用户试验。在这个项目中，IO将进一步开发VR解决方案，以综合基于证据的、临床专利的诊断和结果评估工具为基础的全面、个性化的XR正念计划。我们的XR解决方案为更多的人提供精神健康支持机会，包括低收入、肢体残疾、居住在远离精神健康中心的人，以及从事紧张和高时间要求的工作的人。

The coronavirus pandemic has had a "profound" effect on people's mental health. Mental ill health costs the UK economy £70bn annually. Research shows 16 million UK working days are lost to stress, anxiety and depression.Under UK legislation, employers have a responsibility to protect employees from stress at work by providing a preventive and proactive strategic approach to mental wellbeing. Despite the increase in demand, the available mental health solutions for employers are minimal, outdated and not efficient.InsideOut (IO) has developed a mental health support platform and diagnostic tool utilising bespoke matching algorithms to match users to the relevant content (e.g. video sessions, audio, articles), personalised self-help tools and therapeutic professionals (matched on needs, not availability). The platform is proven to reduce symptoms and overcome challenges by 60%. IO have started creating a VR Meditation MVP and conducted user trails.During this project, IO will further develop the VR solution to a comprehensive, personalised XR-based mindfulness programme with integrated evidence-based, clinical proprietary diagnostic and outcome assessment tools.Our XR solution opens up mental health support opportunities to engage a larger population, including lower income, physically disabled, people that live far from mental health centres and work in intense and highly time-demanded jobs.