Can VR virtual reality technology be used in psychological counseling rooms?

Sichuan Shuyun Virtual Reality Technology Co., Ltd. will answer for you: It is absolutely possible. Many hospitals in China have begun to use VR technology to treat mental health problems, including the top West China Hospital of Sichuan University in the country. Recognize the application of this technology in the field of VR mental health. And compared with traditional treatment methods, VR mental health treatment has greater advantages.

1. Provide psychologists with a safe and controllable standardized virtual reality environment, reduce communication costs, and improve the effectiveness and reliability of mental health services.

2. The visual, auditory, tactile and other multi-channel feedback provided by VR can allow subjects to immerse themselves in a virtual interactive environment.

3. Transition from subjective assessment to objective measurement, accurately obtain data: such as response speed, accuracy, recording latency, solution strategy and visual field preference, etc.

4. Once the VR mental health treatment paradigm is standardized, it can be used unlimited times and does not depend on the influence of the psychologist and the environment.

5. Providing patients with a private space can effectively reduce patients’ sense of shame and increase the rate of medical treatment.

6. It does not rely on drugs. At the same time, traditional exposure therapy is very dangerous for patients, but there is no risk in the VR space, which can ensure the safety of patients to the greatest extent.