虚拟现实暴露疗法治疗创伤后应激障碍:科技新未来

Virtual reality exposure therapy for PTSD: A new future for technology

虚拟现实暴露疗法(virtual reality exposure therapy,VRET)融合虚拟现实新兴科技和传统暴露疗法,在心理治疗领域应用广泛。近年来VRET也应用于治疗创伤后应激障碍(post-traumatic stress disorder,PTSD),展现出真实、可控和可接受的独特优势,治疗流程和心理生理机制符合PTSD治疗的要求。VRET目前应用于治疗战斗相关、恐怖袭击、交通事故和犯罪暴力PTSD。研究表明,VRET单独治疗PTSD疗效有限,联合其他疗法(创伤管理疗法,眼动脱敏和再处理,经颅直流电刺激,药物治疗和生物反馈)治疗PTSD疗效更佳。未来需致力于促进虚拟现实技术治疗系统革新,实现治疗对象多样化,加强方法学质量改善。

Virtual reality exposure therapy(VRET)combines emerging technology virtual reality and traditional exposure therapy,and is widely used in the field of psychotherapy.In recent years,VRET is showing unique advantages of authenticity,controllability and acceptability in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD).The procedures and psychophysiological mechanisms of treatment meet the requirements of PTSD exposure therapy.VRET is currently used to treat PTSD related to combat,terrorist attacks,traffic accidents and criminal violence.Overall,treatment of PTSD with VRET alone has limited efficacy,and combined with other therapies(trauma management therapy,eye movement desensitization and reprocessing,transcranial direct current stimulation,drug therapy and biofeedback)is more effective in treating PTSD.In the future,we need to strive to promote the innovation of virtual reality treatment system,realize the diversification of treatment objects,and improve the quality of research methodologies.