Kim Young Im, Jung Seo-Yeon, Min Seulki, Seol Eunbi, Seo Sungho, Hur Ji-Won, Jung Dooyoung, Lee Heon-Jeong, Lee Sungkil, Kim Gerard J, Cho Chung-Yean, Choi Seungmoon, Lee Seung-Moo, Cho Chul-Hyun
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Psychiatry Investig. 2019 Feb;16(2):167-171. doi: 10.30773/pi.2018.12.25.1. Epub 2019 Feb 21.
With proper guidance, virtual reality (VR) can provide psychiatric therapeutic strategies within a simulated environment. The visuo-haptic-based multimodal feedback VR solution has been developed to improve anxiety symptoms through immersive experience and feedback. A proof-of-concept study was performed to investigate this VR solution. Nine subjects recently diagnosed with panic disorder were recruited, and seven of them eventually completed the trial. Two VR sessions were provided to each subject. Depression, anxiety, and VR sickness were evaluated before and after each session. Although there was no significant effect of the VR sessions on psychiatric symptoms, we could observe a trend of improvement in depression, anxiety, and VR sickness. The VR solution was effective in relieving subjective anxiety, especially in panic disorder without comorbidity. VR sickness decreased over time. This study is a new proof-of-concept trial to evaluate the therapeutic effect of VR solutions on anxiety symptoms using visuo-haptic-based multimodal feedback simultaneously.
在适当的指导下，虚拟现实（VR）可以在模拟环境中提供精神治疗策略。基于视觉触觉的多模态反馈VR解决方案已被开发出来，以通过沉浸式体验和反馈来改善焦虑症状。进行了一项概念验证研究来调查这种VR解决方案。招募了九名最近被诊断患有恐慌症的受试者，其中七人最终完成了试验。为每个受试者提供了两次VR治疗。在每次治疗前后评估抑郁、焦虑和VR晕动症。虽然VR治疗对精神症状没有显著影响，但我们可以观察到抑郁、焦虑和VR晕动症有改善的趋势。该VR解决方案在缓解主观焦虑方面有效，尤其是在无合并症的恐慌症中。VR晕动症随时间减少。本研究是一项新的概念验证试验，旨在同时使用基于视觉触觉的多模态反馈评估VR解决方案对焦虑症状的治疗效果。
