Department of Medical Psychology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University.
Shanghai Huangpu District Mental Health Center.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2022 Oct 1;210(10):754-759. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001531. Epub 2022 Jul 13.
Virtual reality therapy (VRT) is a new psychotherapeutic approach integrating virtual reality technology and psychotherapy. This case series aimed to study effectiveness of VRT in treating psychological problems. We described four cases of first-line health care professionals with emerging clinically significant early psychological problems during the COVID-19 outbreak, and specifically received the VRT treatment. We compared the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 items (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), PHQ-15, and Athens Insomnia Scale to evaluate psychological symptoms and sleep quality before and after sessions. All four cases showed a reduction in scale comparison. General scores of the PHQ-9 reduced 65%, GAD-7 reduced 52.17%, PHQ-15 decreased 38.17%, and scores of the Athens Insomnia Scale reduced 67.44%. Meanwhile, a reduction in depression, anxiety, psychosomatic, and sleeping symptoms was also found, which decreased 76.92% in general. These results are highly significant statistically. This case series demonstrated the effectiveness of VRT on psychological problems as a promising approach to apply on various psychological distress and disorders.
虚拟现实疗法（VRT）是一种将虚拟现实技术与心理治疗相结合的新型心理治疗方法。本病例系列旨在研究 VRT 在治疗心理问题方面的有效性。我们描述了在 COVID-19 爆发期间出现临床显著早期心理问题的四位一线保健专业人员的病例，并专门接受了 VRT 治疗。我们比较了治疗前后的患者健康问卷 9 项（PHQ-9）、广泛性焦虑障碍 7 项（GAD-7）、PHQ-15 和雅典失眠量表，以评估心理症状和睡眠质量。所有四个案例的量表比较均显示出降低。PHQ-9 的总评分降低了 65%，GAD-7 降低了 52.17%，PHQ-15 降低了 38.17%，雅典失眠量表的评分降低了 67.44%。同时，还发现抑郁、焦虑、身心和睡眠症状减轻，总体减轻了 76.92%。这些结果在统计学上具有高度显著性。本病例系列表明，VRT 对心理问题有效，是一种应用于各种心理困扰和障碍的有前途的方法。
