Virtual Reality and Forensic Mental Health

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Author(s): Isabel Maria Tereso (University of Porto, Portugal), Ana Lúcia Gonçalves Ramos (University of Porto, Portugal), Bruna Ribeiro Santos (University of Porto, Portugal)and Jéssica Patrícia Moreira Costa (University of Porto, Portugal)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 16
Source title: Digital Therapies in Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): António Marques (School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal)and Ricardo Queirós (Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8634-1.ch012

Keywords: Knowledge Management and Library Science / Medical Information Science Reference / Psychiatry and Mental Health / Telemedicine

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This chapter provides an overview of virtual reality (VR) treatment and rehabilitation for mentally ill patients who have committed a crime or are at risk of relapse. The authors focus on the forensic mental health field since this area relates to any individual dealing with a psychiatric condition that is in trouble with the law, whether they be inpatient offenders, outpatient offenders, or inmates at a regular prison. Virtual reality (VR) and its current uses, as well as its benefits and barriers, are presented as a successful and individualized eHealth treatment. In addition, some examples of VR studies that were recently done with these individuals will be presented to show the results of their current approaches, demonstrate their limitations, and figure out possible ways of improvement.

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