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  • Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
  • Volume 14(1); 2007
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Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry 2007;14(1):28-41. Published online: Jan, 1, 2007

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Virtual Reality in Current and Future Psychiatry

  • Kyung Ryeol Cha, MD, MPH; and Chan-Hyung Kim, MD, PhD
    Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Abstract

Virtual reality technology is now being used in neuropsychological assessment and real-world applications of many psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, child psychiatric disorders, dementia, and substance related disorders. These applications are growing rapidly due to recent evolution in both hardware and software of virtual reality. In this paper, we review these current applications and discuss the future work of clinical, ethical, and technological aspects needed to refine and expand these applications to psychiatry.

Keywords Virtual reality;Psychiatry;Therapy;Diagnosis;Research.