Virtual Reality Technology to Treat Mental Illness

Yufei Li

2025

Abstract

Virtual reality is a new technology of immersive interaction. A 3D model created by a modeler, animators, etc. are used to interact with users and bring a sense of realism to users. Therefore, it has contributed to blanching achievements in different fields. It has shown great application potential in the field of medical health. For example, VR treats mental illness (depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc.). Because of the limitations of traditional mental illness treatment, such as the treatment environment is difficult to simulate real-world scenarios, and patient engagements is insufficient. Virtual technology of traditional psychotherapy by building a highly simulated virtual environment to provide patients with a safe, controllable and personalized treatment experience. Therefore, virtual reality technology has a significant role in the treatment of mental illness. This paper aims to review the application status, research achievements, theoretical basis, research gaps and innovations of VR technology in the treatment of mental illness.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Li Y. (2025). Virtual Reality Technology to Treat Mental Illness. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Data Science and Engineering - Volume 1: ICDSE; ISBN 978-989-758-765-8, SciTePress, pages 168-174. DOI: 10.5220/0013680500004670

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icdse25,
author={Yufei Li},
title={Virtual Reality Technology to Treat Mental Illness},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Data Science and Engineering - Volume 1: ICDSE},
year={2025},
pages={168-174},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013680500004670},
isbn={978-989-758-765-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Data Science and Engineering - Volume 1: ICDSE
TI - Virtual Reality Technology to Treat Mental Illness
SN - 978-989-758-765-8
AU - Li Y.
PY - 2025
SP - 168
EP - 174
DO - 10.5220/0013680500004670
PB - SciTePress