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In this study an automated therapy tool comprising an interactive VR simulation was developed to demonstrate that VR may serve as a tool supporting relaxation training program.
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Why is it important?
Chronic and/or intense stress causes mental and physical health problems such as mental disorders, cardiovascular, muscosceletal disorders, negatively affect immune system, fertility and produces many others minor symptoms. Recently, World Health Organization (WHO) has named stress as the “Health Epidemic of the 21st Century”. Unfortunately, global pandemic may increase stress exponentially. A first line treatment of excessive stress and its consequences is psychotherapy, which can be accompanied by bilateral stimulation for example in EMDR therapy.
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I hope, that implementation of this innovative VR-based technology will enrich depression and anxiety disorder treatment. It may improve efficiency and reduce cost and time of therapy, and will provide the possibility to be used outside of medical units, even in developing countries, and enhance universal access to health care.
Krzysztof Smółka
Institute of Mechatronics and Information Systems, Lodz University of Technology
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This page is a summary of: Stress Reduction Using Bilateral Stimulation in Virtual Reality, IEEE Access, January 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE),
DOI: 10.1109/access.2020.3035540.
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