Virtual Reality Interventions in Mental Health

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Virtual Reality Therapy Assistants for Adjunctive Cue Exposure Training in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (VITAACue-AUD): Protocol for a Technical Feasibility Study

Kornelius I Kammler-Sücker, Carolin Heizmann, Katharina Eidenmueller, Leon Werner, Thomas Prexl, Frank Rust, Rolf-Dieter Schiermeyer, Melissa R M Mohr, Philipp Kellmeyer, Bernd Lenz

JMIR Res Protoc 2026 (Oct 20); 15:e99080

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Virtual Reality for Enhancing Self-Compassion and Reducing Burnout Among Mental Health Care Professionals: Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial

Rawan Iriqat, Andre Faro, Stephanie Tarle, Shavon Moore, Wael Al-Delaimy

JMIR Res Protoc 2026 (Oct 19); 15:e105754

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Integration of Virtual and Augmented Reality Into Obstetric Nursing and Midwifery Education: Systematic Review

Mariana Luisa Firmiano, Ana Paula Assunção Moreira, Flaviana Vely Mendonça Vieira, Carla Sa-Couto, Alexandrina Cardoso

JMIR Nursing 2026 (Oct 05); 9:e90252

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Health Care Workers’ Perspectives on Virtual Reality in Mental Health: Qualitative Interview Study

Anna Szczegielniak, Jakub Możaryn, Łukasz Kunert, Szymon Florek, Robert Pudlo

JMIR Hum Factors 2026 (Sep 29); 13:e80851

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Effectiveness and Safety of Virtual Reality Interventions for Symptom Management in Adults Undergoing Hemodialysis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Jiayu Deng, Wanyi Liu, Xiu Wang, Jing Hu, Hao Zhang, Jing Zeng

J Med Internet Res 2026 (Sep 28); 28:e102331

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Bringing the Green Environment From Outdoors to Indoors Through Virtual Reality for Psychological Well-Being: Quasi-Experimental Study

Dorothy Bai, Jou-Ting Lin, Hao-Yun Huang, Hsin-Yen Yen

J Med Internet Res 2026 (Sep 16); 28:e93494

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Virtual Reality–Assisted Therapy Compared to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients With Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: Assessor-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Mélissa Beaudoin, Stéphane Potvin, Sabrina Giguère, Charles-Édouard Giguère, Frederick Aardema, Amal Abdel-Baki, Luigi De Benedictis, Olivier Lipp, Pierre Lalonde, Emmanuel Stip, Alexandra Fortier, Kingsada Phraxayavong, Alexandre Dumais

JMIR Ment Health 2026 (Sep 16); 13:e106791

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Virtual Care Expansion and Physician Follow-Up Among Youth With First Mental Health Contact Through a Hospital: Population-Based Repeated Cross-Sectional Study

Erica Wennberg, Emily Hamovitch, Aditi Patrikar, Peter C Austin, Paul Kurdyak, Katherine E Nelson, Amreen Babujee, Astrid Guttmann

JMIR Ment Health 2026 (Sep 09); 13:e94389

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One-Session Versus Three-Sessions of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Public Speaking Anxiety: Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Goda Gegieckaitė, Olga Zamalijeva, Karolina Petraškaitė, Egle Nagevice, Philip Lindner, Per Carlbring, Tom Van Daele, Gerhard Andersson, Jonas Eimontas

JMIR Res Protoc 2026 (Aug 25); 15:e89612

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A Mobile Virtual Reality–Based Intervention for Stress Reduction Among Young Adults: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Houlin Hong, Matthew R Lootens, Rebecca Bachman, Luis David Olivera Leon, Ann F Dunlap, Emilio Goldenhersch, Nicolas Rosencovich, Cristian Waitman, Katarzyna E Wyka, Terry T-K Huang

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2026 (Aug 21); 14:e83438

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Novel Virtual Reality Methods for the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Using a User-Centered Design Approach: Focus Group Study

Michael Colman, Josie F A Millar, Bhagyashree Patil, Daniel J Finnegan, Mhairi Kristoffersen, Danae Stanton Fraser

JMIR XR Spatial Comput 2026 (Aug 20); 3:e92410

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Therapist-Facilitated Virtual Reality Intervention for Social Anxiety Among Youth: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Yi Zhou Wang, Ming Tak Hue, Kung Wong Lau, De Hui Zhou, Siu Man Ng, Xue Weng

JMIR Res Protoc 2026 (Aug 11); 15:e86937

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User Experience and Socioemotional Evaluation of Virtual Therapist Character Types in a Simulated Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy: Quantitative Study

Michelle Celina Hallmann, Nicolina Laura Peperkorn, Francesco Vona, Jan-Niklas Voigt-Antons, Youssef Shiban

JMIR XR Spatial Comput 2026 (Aug 07); 3:e81537

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Avatar-Mediated Telepsychotherapy in a Metaverse-Informed Virtual Environment: Qualitative Study of User Experiences and Design Requirements

Hyeri Lee, Ji-Hyun Hwang, Chul-Hyun Cho, Jeongyun Heo

J Med Internet Res 2026 (Aug 06); 28:e85281

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Efficacy of Various Virtual Reality Exposure Therapies for Chronic Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Linjie Wu, Xingyu Liu, Qichao Yin, Tianqi Yao, Yanhu Li

J Med Internet Res 2026 (Jul 22); 28:e90289

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Emotional Regulation and Physiological Responses to a Cultural Heritage Virtual Reality Experience in Older Adults: Mixed Methods Study

Yafeng Lai, Pohsun Wang

JMIR Aging 2026 (Jul 14); 9:e91772

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High-Intensity Virtual Reality Exergaming for Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial

Martin Romero Meller, Renato Keitel Machado, Flavia Wagner, Gabriela Bolzan, Natália Balbinot Zanini, Luana Farias Oliveira Saunders, Matheus Carvalho Chagas, Luis Augusto Rohde, Pietro Merola

JMIR Res Protoc 2026 (Jul 14); 15:e94797

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Virtual Reality–Based Relaxation Training and Symptom Improvement Among Inpatients With Depressive Disorders: Retrospective Nonrandomized Comparative Study

Linhui Liu, Wenqian Zhao, Mengqing He, Xue Yang, Kunqiang Yu, Ningning Ding, Wenwen Tian, Gaoyang Liu, Guohua Zhang, Yan Zhang

JMIR Form Res 2026 (Jul 03); 10:e75251

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Effects of Immersive Virtual Reality Interventions on Symptom Management in Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Fangping Chen, Didi Xu, Yan Li, Ran Wang, Xingyue Guo, Yongzhen Wang, Wei Kong, Yin Chen, Luyang Jin, Xuemei Xian

J Med Internet Res 2026 (Jul 02); 28:e86808

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Impact of Virtual Reality–Based Therapies on Cognition and Depression in Patients With Parkinson Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials