Parenting in the hospital is stressful. Moms and dads naturally focus on their ill child, sometimes to the neglect of their own mental health. A Stanford …
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Temporary anxiety disrupts spatial learning and threat recognition
A brief episode of anxiety may have a bigger influence on a person's ability to learn what is safe and what is not. The research recently published in NPJ …
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Transforming Mental Health Care: The Role of VR in a New Era of Mental Health Treatment by Dr Farah Shiraz
Photo: Therapist and patient using HEKA VR software in Clinical practice. We are honored to welcome Dr. Farah Shiraz as a guest contributor to VRforHealth. …
New virtual reality system aims to revolutionize psychiatric diagnosis
Researchers have developed a virtual reality-based system that shows promise in improving the differentiation between common mental health conditions, …
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Nature-based therapies can be promising complementary approaches to pain management
In a new study, an international team of neuroscientists led by the University of Vienna has shown that experiencing nature can alleviate acute physical pain. …