Virtual reality as a novel therapeutic tool in psychiatry: will virtual reality intervention for families rescue hikikomori? DOI

Taisei Kubo,

Takahiro A. Kato

Current Opinion in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 28, 2025

Purpose of review Digital technology is beginning to revolutionize psychiatry. Virtual reality (VR) allows users experience a virtual space through their three primary senses. In psychiatry, social skills training (SST), including role-play, has been introduced in occupational therapy improve patients’ abilities. face-to-face SST, the therapist's leadership and patient's ability deal with situations are necessary. VR could resolve such limitations. Herein, we introduce recent advances for Recent findings The introduction improved patients schizophrenia, anxiety, autism spectrum disorder. We have not only psychiatric themselves but also family members intervening patients, especially hard-to-reach as hikikomori (social withdrawal). A pilot trial was conducted involving several cases living people hikikomori, this approach showed promising effectiveness. Summary potential overcome problems conventional treatments by enabling experiential learning. future, expected support mental disorders therapists caregivers, members. Empirical research industry-academia collaboration desirable spreading VR-based interventions

Language: Английский

The flow cytometric analysis of depression focusing on modern-type depression and hikikomori: Exploring the link between subtypes of depression and immunological imbalances DOI Creative Commons

Keitaro Matsuo,

Mitsuru Watanabe, Shogo Inamine

et al.

Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 27(1), P. 13 - 25

Published: Jan. 20, 2025

Introduction Depression includes different phenotypes. Modern-type depression (MTD) is a gateway disorder to pathological social withdrawal, known as hikikomori. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are also important aetiologies of depression. Recently, immune imbalance has been proposed biological basis We hypothesised that peripheral immunological characteristics may be involved in subtyping

Language: Английский

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Virtual reality as a novel therapeutic tool in psychiatry: will virtual reality intervention for families rescue hikikomori? DOI

Taisei Kubo,

Takahiro A. Kato

Current Opinion in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 28, 2025

Purpose of review Digital technology is beginning to revolutionize psychiatry. Virtual reality (VR) allows users experience a virtual space through their three primary senses. In psychiatry, social skills training (SST), including role-play, has been introduced in occupational therapy improve patients’ abilities. face-to-face SST, the therapist's leadership and patient's ability deal with situations are necessary. VR could resolve such limitations. Herein, we introduce recent advances for Recent findings The introduction improved patients schizophrenia, anxiety, autism spectrum disorder. We have not only psychiatric themselves but also family members intervening patients, especially hard-to-reach as hikikomori (social withdrawal). A pilot trial was conducted involving several cases living people hikikomori, this approach showed promising effectiveness. Summary potential overcome problems conventional treatments by enabling experiential learning. future, expected support mental disorders therapists caregivers, members. Empirical research industry-academia collaboration desirable spreading VR-based interventions

Language: Английский

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