Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 93187 Skellefteå, Sweden.
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lapland, 96300 Rovaniemi, Finland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Apr 24;20(9):5621. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20095621.
Virtual reality is an emerging field in mental health and has gained widespread acceptance due to its potential to treat various disorders, such as anxiety and depression. This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of virtual reality (VR) use in addressing depression and anxiety from 1995 to 2022. The study analysed 1872 documents using the Scopus database, identifying the field's most relevant journals and authors. The results indicate that using VR for addressing anxiety and depression is a multidisciplinary field with a wide variety of research topics, leading to significant collaborative research in this area. The was identified as the most relevant journal, while was found to be the most cited journal. The analysis of keywords suggests that there is more research on using VR for anxiety and related disorders than for depression. Riva G. was identified as the top author in producing research outputs on VR-AD, and the University of Washington emerged as the leading institution in scientific outputs on VR-AD. Thematic and intellectual analyses helped identify the main themes within the research domain, providing valuable insight into the current and future directions of the field.
虚拟现实是心理健康领域的一个新兴领域,由于其治疗各种障碍(如焦虑和抑郁)的潜力,已得到广泛认可。本文对 1995 年至 2022 年期间虚拟现实(VR)在治疗抑郁和焦虑方面的应用进行了文献计量分析。该研究使用 Scopus 数据库分析了 1872 篇文献,确定了该领域最相关的期刊和作者。研究结果表明,使用 VR 治疗焦虑和抑郁是一个多学科领域,研究主题多种多样,导致该领域的合作研究显著增加。《Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking》被确定为最相关的期刊,而《Journal of Anxiety Disorders》被发现是被引频次最高的期刊。关键词分析表明,针对焦虑和相关障碍的 VR 应用研究多于针对抑郁的研究。G. Riva 被确定为 VR-AD 研究成果产出的顶尖作者,而华盛顿大学则是 VR-AD 科学产出的领先机构。主题和知识分析有助于确定研究领域的主要主题,为该领域的当前和未来方向提供了有价值的见解。