VR Therapy for Mental Health



Around 1.2 million people in the UK and 2.7 million people in the US are thought to have schizophrenia, with schizophrenia spectrum disorders being among the most incapacitating of all mental illnesses, according to GlobalData's Epidemiology & Market Size database. CBT is frequently used to treat schizophrenia, although antipsychotic medications may also be used, depending on how severe the disease is, to lessen delusions and hallucinations. Virtual reality (VR) technologies that help speed recovery without anti-psychotics are an alluring alternative because anti-psychotics carry the risk of side effects such as drowsiness, restlessness, and impaired vision.  



A person needs rehabilitation therapy when they are experiencing or are likely to soon begin experiencing limitations in their daily functioning owing to a variety of factors, including chronic illnesses or disabilities, aging, injuries, and trauma.

Its application ranges widely, from physical restrictions like trouble moving after a stroke or trauma to mental and cognitive challenges like trouble seeing, hearing, talking, etc.

The use of rehabilitation therapy has recently increased globally due to the non-communicable illnesses' 18% growth in prevalence and the ability it gives people to maintain or resume daily activities. 

Insomnia, exhaustion, bipolar illness, and other symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Treatments like counseling, medicine, etc. have been shown to be less effective than virtual reality rehabilitation for post-traumatic stress disorder. Virtual reality rehabilitation uses exposure treatment, which is why it is successful.

In exposure therapy, patients continually experience their traumatic events and encounters, albeit in a safe setting and under the direction and supervision of professionals. 

The steadiness that results from exposure therapy gradually sets in. Patients no longer experience fear or anxiety when exposed to the traumatic experience since repeated exposure helps patients cope with the trauma's stress and panic attacks.



Insomnia, exhaustion, bipolar illness, and other symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Treatments like psychotherapy, medicine, etc. have been shown to be less successful than virtual reality therapy for treating post-traumatic stress disorder. 

Virtual reality rehabilitation uses exposure treatment, which is why it is successful. In exposure therapy, patients continually experience their traumatic events and encounters, albeit in a safe setting and under the direction and supervision of professionals. The steadiness that results from exposure therapy gradually sets in.

Patients no longer suffer fear or anxiety when exposed to traumatic experiences because continuous exposure helps patients cope with the trauma's stress and panic attacks.

Virtual reality has been found to help patients feel better more quickly than traditional ways of simply recounting the trauma because of its sensory and immersive character.

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