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Technology in Psychiatry/Clinical Psychology Training and Education (95) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (3200) Psychotic Disorders (291) Virtual Reality Interventions in Mental Health (283)

Published on in Vol 12 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/66925, first published .
Two women in an office, one wearing a VR headset and interacting with the virtual world.

Impact of a Virtual Reality Intervention on Stigma, Empathy, and Attitudes Toward Patients With Psychotic Disorders Among Mental Health Care Professionals: Randomized Controlled Trial

Impact of a Virtual Reality Intervention on Stigma, Empathy, and Attitudes Toward Patients With Psychotic Disorders Among Mental Health Care Professionals: Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Jing Ling Tay1 Author Orcid Image ;   Yuanrong Qu2 Author Orcid Image ;   Lucas Lim1, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Rohan Puthran4 Author Orcid Image ;   Chye Lee Robert Tan2 Author Orcid Image ;   Rajkirren Rajendran5 Author Orcid Image ;   Ker Chiah Wei1 Author Orcid Image ;   Huiting Xie2, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Kang Sim1, 7, 8 Author Orcid Image
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