1 Virtual Reality Medical Center, La Jolla, California.
2 Virtual Reality Medical Institute, Brussels, Belgium.
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2019 Jan;22(1):3-6. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2018.29136.bkw.
Virtual reality (VR) is no longer a fantasy or a novelty to be used for pure entertainment. It is a technology that has, over the past three decades, taken hold and enriched multiple areas of science, most notably healthcare. Starting from these premises, this special issue will specifically investigate how VR and other important advanced technologies are being adopted and adapted for use in the healthcare field, with a specific focus toward the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders.
虚拟现实（VR）不再是一种仅用于纯粹娱乐的幻想或新奇事物。它是一种在过去三十年中已经立足并丰富了多个科学领域的技术，尤其是医疗保健领域。基于这些前提，本期特刊将专门研究 VR 和其他重要的先进技术如何被采用和适应于医疗保健领域，特别关注心理健康障碍的诊断和治疗。
