Virtual Reality Therapy in the Metaverse

A Clinician's Guide to Getting Started with Virtual Reality-Based Psychotherapy
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-55936-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Virtual Reality Therapy in the Metaverse provides mental health practitioners with a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to integrating virtual reality into psychotherapeutic practice. From preparing patients and obtaining informed consent to selecting hardware and designing virtual exposure environments, this book translates a growing body of research into practical clinical guidance.

The book equips clinicians with the knowledge needed to navigate every stage of VR integration. It begins with the preparatory steps — building the therapeutic alliance, obtaining informed consent and identifying appropriate patients — before examining the ethical, logistical and technological considerations involved in delivering VR-based interventions. Detailed chapters apply VR to the three pillars of cognitive behavioural therapy: exposure-based desensitization, cognitive restructuring and skills training. Case examples show how virtual environments can be individually tailored to treat conditions ranging from contamination OCD to treatment-resistant auditory hallucinations. The final section looks ahead, reviewing hardware and software advances and presenting a four-phase roadmap from augmented reality to psychotherapy in a fully realised metaverse.

Virtual Reality Therapy in the Metaverse is intended for practising psychotherapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors and trainees, as well as researchers and technology developers working at the intersection of mental health and immersive technology.

Zielgruppe

General and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bassi, Bruce

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Betriebssysteme Virtuelle Maschinen, Virtualisierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Virtuelle Realität, Erweiterte Realität
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Principles of the Metaverse Applied to Psychotherapy  1. Preparation 2. Service Delivery 3. Ethical Considerations 4. Metaverse Elements 5. Physical Components 6. Virtual Environments Part 2: Applied Models for VR Psychotherapy  7. Cue/Sensory Desensitization 8. Cognitive Training 9. Skills Training Part 3: Future Directions of Psychotherapy in the Metaverse  10. Hardware Improvements 11. Software Improvements 12. Roadmap for Clinical Practice

Über Autor(innen)

Bruce Bassi, M.S., M.D., is board-certified in psychiatry and addiction psychiatry. He earned his M.S. in biomedical engineering from Columbia University and his M.D. from the University of Michigan. He is the founder of TelepsychHealth, a multi-state telehealth psychiatry practice, and founder/CEO of My Medical Records Inc., a healthcare AI company designed for patients, providers, and organisations.