Digital Health April 12, 2024
St George’s University of London have led revolutionary work to improve student mental health by using sessions in virtual reality to reduce stress and anxiety. Preliminary results are being presented at A Metaverse for the Good conference in Barcelona.
The number of students living in the UK who disclosed a mental health condition to their university increased five-fold from the academic year 2010/11 to 2020/21, while 57% of respondents in a 2022 Student Minds mental health charity survey self-reported a mental health issue. This VR experience could offer a transformational solution to combat this growing problem.
The VR content, which has been developed by Phase Space Ltd working with St George’s, University of London, uses...
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