The use of avatars in the psychological treatment of some chronic diseases is in their infancy, and it represents a growing field of research with many possibilities for innovation. However, there is a lack of studies seeking to determine if avatar-based therapies could improve mental health in chronic care settings. In fact, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first systematic review addressing this research topic. The objectives of this study were to review the scientific literature on those studies involving avatar-based therapies for chronic patients, as well as different ways to develop them and their efficacy on mental health outcomes. Two main questions were addressed: (1) Are avatar-based strategies useful to improve mental he...
Background: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by severe instability in emotions...
AVATAR therapy represents an effective new way of working with distressing voices based on face-to-f...
Engaging in creative activities is known to increase well-being by reducing levels of stress, anxiet...
In the burgeoning field of e-mental health interventions, avatars are increasingly being utilized to...
In the burgeoning field of e-mental health interventions, avatars are increasingly being utilized to...
Dysfunctional cognitions are a crucial part of depression. Cognitive therapy aims to modify dysfunct...
IntroductionExtended reality (XR) is an umbrella term for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality...
Contains fulltext : 142024.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)Major Depress...
Background: The success of internet-based mental health interventions in practice—that is, in the wi...
The paper examines the problem of the use of modern AVATAR therapy for auditory hallucinations (AH)...
Background: The success of internet-based mental health interventions in practice—that is, in the wi...
Recent literature shows that new technologies can be used to promote patient engagement. The present...
This study examined whether a virtual avatar could be perceived as a real human by patients with men...
Immersive virtual reality (VR) has been identified as a potentially revolutionary tool for psycholog...
Technology-enabled services for physical and mental health are a promising approach to improve healt...
Background: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by severe instability in emotions...
AVATAR therapy represents an effective new way of working with distressing voices based on face-to-f...
Engaging in creative activities is known to increase well-being by reducing levels of stress, anxiet...
In the burgeoning field of e-mental health interventions, avatars are increasingly being utilized to...
In the burgeoning field of e-mental health interventions, avatars are increasingly being utilized to...
Dysfunctional cognitions are a crucial part of depression. Cognitive therapy aims to modify dysfunct...
IntroductionExtended reality (XR) is an umbrella term for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality...
Contains fulltext : 142024.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)Major Depress...
Background: The success of internet-based mental health interventions in practice—that is, in the wi...
The paper examines the problem of the use of modern AVATAR therapy for auditory hallucinations (AH)...
Background: The success of internet-based mental health interventions in practice—that is, in the wi...
Recent literature shows that new technologies can be used to promote patient engagement. The present...
This study examined whether a virtual avatar could be perceived as a real human by patients with men...
Immersive virtual reality (VR) has been identified as a potentially revolutionary tool for psycholog...
Technology-enabled services for physical and mental health are a promising approach to improve healt...
Background: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by severe instability in emotions...
AVATAR therapy represents an effective new way of working with distressing voices based on face-to-f...
Engaging in creative activities is known to increase well-being by reducing levels of stress, anxiet...