<\/span><\/h3>\nVRT is currently being used in Japan to address the concerns with rates of social anxiety and with its testing it has shown practical and promising results in those wishing to reduce their levels of social anxiety and improve their social skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>The Future Of VR Therapy<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\nDespite the potential challenges such as cost, limited availability for patients, and privacy complications, these are all [problems that can be fixed and the future of this treatment is looking very promising.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAs technology advances at a quicker rate than ever before, it won’t be long until virtual reality headsets become more widely available. Even more recently, people have been seen walking the streets and hopping on public transport with them; it\u2019s like an episode of Black Mirror. Either way, it has the power to alleviate some stress on the healthcare sector and completely transform how patients with mental disorders are treated.<\/span><\/p>\nSome healthcare providers suggest that VRT is coming to be the new standard form of treatment. Furthermore, ongoing research suggests that it could go as far as to treat things such as eating disorders, substance abuse, and OCD. This therapy offers a safe space for patients who are going through a lot and is a good alternative to medication and face-to-face interactions.<\/span><\/p>\nVirtual reality therapy can be used alongside other treatments to enhance overall effectiveness and hopefully prevent any relapses. This could be a long-term treatment for some people and with accessibility growing, this could be possible shortly.<\/span><\/p>\nThe future of VRT is promising, with the potential to completely transform mental health treatments. Using technology to positively impact mental health can come with concerns but with its progress in areas such as phobias and PTSD, there is a lot of hope for this method to slowly replace relying on medication and other forms of therapy and hopefully, we will begin to see a mentally well future for those who have experienced difficulties with their day-to-day.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>Final Thoughts<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\nVirtual reality therapy has created huge leaps and bounds in the mental health sector, with great promises for the future. While concerns such as cost and privacy need to be addressed, these issues are easily fixed, and as technology advances, we should expect to see VRT a lot more shortly, which is exciting for not only patients but for health care professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Virtual reality has been introduced in recent years and is becoming more and more common within retail and now as a method of treatment. Virtual reality comes with a pair of Googles and is an immersive experience that anyone and everyone can have a go at. From learning to play the piano to feeling like…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":11691,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[2624],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftoms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11745"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftoms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftoms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftoms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftoms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11745"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftoms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11756,"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftoms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11745\/revisions\/11756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftoms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftoms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftoms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftoms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}