The Emirates Health Services Corporation reported that the virtual reality laboratory to enhance mental health will enter service during the second half of this year, to be the latest qualitative development in the field of psychological care services for patients, which contributes to building humanity and enhancing the quality of life, in line with the vision of “We are the Emirates 2031.” “.
The director of Al Amal Hospital for Mental Health in Dubai, affiliated with the Foundation, Dr. Ammar Al Banna, said, “The virtual reality laboratory for mental health is the first of its kind in the Middle East.” He added, “The doctor or psychiatrist can use the laboratory to treat patients who face fears, such as people with autism.” Those suffering from behavioral disorders.
He confirmed that it can be used to treat fear of heights, animals, and facing the public, and that it also helps those who have difficulties in adapting, such as those on the autism spectrum.
He stressed the Foundation's keenness to enhance mental health among members of society, pointing out that the Virtual Reality Laboratory for Psychotherapy is one of the modern smart technical tools that the Foundation is working to implement. He added that successive changes and rapid technological developments have created many psychological challenges that must be faced with scientific methods and modern techniques, explaining that “virtual reality psychotherapy technology” will contribute to providing treatment for many psychological problems, such as electronic addiction that afflicts many children, adolescents, and youth.
Al-Banna explained that psychotherapy technology works with virtual reality to create an innovative and interactive therapeutic environment that contributes to the development of advanced and personalized treatment plans for a larger segment of society compared to old methods, as this technology can develop treatments for the elderly, children, and those who have sensory and cognitive difficulties such as anxiety and electronic addiction. He added: “The technology allows developing and improving therapeutic results by adopting virtual reality technology that is based on artificial environments to provide an experience simulating scenarios that can be used to treat psychological difficulties, which helps patients address their fears.”
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