...Michael F. Clements; Suqian Duan; Roland Zahn; Alexandra Livia Georgescu; Caroline Catmur; Lucia Valmaggia Purpose Remote Virtual Reality research using Head-Mounted Displays (HMD-VR) offers new opportunities for data collection outside supervised laboratory settings, but practical challenges...

...Catrin Street-Mattox; Monty Kennard Purpose The purpose of this paper is to map and critically appraise evidence on how immersive and interactive digital technologies, virtual reality ( VR ), augmented reality ( AR ) and serious games, are used to promote adolescent mental health, identity...

... technological innovations in mental health care, such as virtual reality ( VR ) and artificial intelligence. Findings Based on the authors’ experience of using technological innovations as mental health practitioners, the authors have found that the most effective mental health advocacy strategies...

...Yue Xi; Samiullah Paracha; Caroline Hands; Ioannis Angelakis Purpose Digital technologies, particularly artificial intelligence ( AI ) and virtual reality ( VR ), show a great promise to promote children’s mental health education ( MHE ) at schools, and it has recently sparked much research...

... 16 12 2024 31 01 2025 03 02 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Stress management Virtual reality Student wellbeing Digital mental health Stress is a common challenge for students in post-secondary...

.... Enhancing social and emotional competence through mindfulness practices has shown promise in mitigating these effects. However, the demanding schedules of teachers often impede regular mindfulness practice. Virtual reality (VR) technology offers a novel solution by providing an immersive environment...

...Aileen O’Brien; Julia Hutchinson; Nik Bin Fauzi; Michael Abbott; James Railton; Darren Bell; Sarah White; Jared Smith; Simon Riches Purpose There is evidence that both hypnotherapy and virtual reality (VR) can be helpful in reducing perceived stress in the general population. This is a feasibility...

..., twelve treatment studies, published 2010–2022, n = 1,578) were included in the review. Most studies were conducted in the UK, the USA or Canada. Technologies included avatar therapy, mobile apps, virtual reality, a computerised Web-based programme and a mobile-assisted treatment. Overall...

... approach is exposure therapy and a virtual reality (VR) treatment approach, gameChange VR, has been developed. This provides an opportunity to test their fears in virtual environments. This study aims to investigate the feasibility of using this VR approach to treat people with social avoidance problems...

...-being among health-care workers are associated with more sick days, absenteeism, lower work satisfaction, increased staff turnover and reduced quality of patient care. Virtual reality (VR) relaxation is a technique whereby experiences of pleasant and calming environments are accessed through a head...