VR Coach smart system - Depressions
Exposure via VR glasses can also provide helpful support for depression.
Mindfulness and cognitive bias modification in depression.
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Depression and the VR Coach smart system:
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Unlike with anxiety and addiction, the problematic emotions are not provoked here. Exposure focuses on strengthening resources
- VR-Coach GmbH has published a brief review of this approach with initial evidence data.
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The starting point is this fountain in a park.
Patients look for beautiful places and describe them in detail.
You go on a photo hunt with a virtual camera. Some flowers start to bloom when you take a photo of them.
It's also worth taking a look at the clouds: every now and then there are interesting patterns to be seen.
Animals also contain resources that need to be utilized.
Some patients already feel a desire to move during the exposure. This boat enables a rowing trip out onto the lake.
Discovering hidden objects is also practiced here. Will your patients manage to find all the chess pieces in the park?
At the end, your patient looks at all the pictures you have taken and assigns resources to them.
Around 50 panels with words are placed on the pictures to help with this. Your patient then closes their eyes and tries to localize certain resources within themselves and allow them to expand.
As a special surprise, you can print out the patient's favorite picture on a photo printer.
The selection is expanded several times a year.
For special requests, VR Coach GmbH develops individual scenarios or 360-degree films for your personal needs. Feel free to contact us!
Therapeutic goals
In general, we consider this application to be helpful for the following indications:
1. mild and moderate depression.
2. as an add-on for severe depression.
3. but also for other issues where strengthening resources can be helpful.
VR Coach GmbH will provide a recommended application protocol on request.
New! Now with additional content. Four immersive 360-degree movies.
A recent study shows that 360-degree films with natural scenery and animals can also significantly reduce depressive symptoms.
( Wilfort, Manuel "Relaxation with virtual reality nature exposure", Master's thesis at the Sigmund Freud University Vienna, 2023 )
Green alpine meadow
Mountain lake panorama
Alpine pasture with cows
Grain field
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Do you have any questions, suggestions or requests regarding the VR-Coach smart system?
Feel free to contact us and book appointments for individual discussions and consultations.