Virtual reality in the psychological treatment for mental health problems: An systematic review of recent evidence

LR Valmaggia, L Latif, MJ Kempton, M Rus-Calafell - Psychiatry research, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to provide a review of controlled studies of the use of Virtual Reality
in psychological treatment (VRT). Medline, PsychInfo, Embase and Web of Science were …

Virtual reality in the assessment and treatment of psychosis: a systematic review of its utility, acceptability and effectiveness

M Rus-Calafell, P Garety, E Sason, TJK Craig… - Psychological …, 2018‏ - cambridge.org
Over the last two decades, there has been a rapid increase of studies testing the efficacy
and acceptability of virtual reality in the assessment and treatment of mental health …

A meta-analysis of social skills training and related interventions for psychosis

DT Turner, E McGlanaghy, P Cuijpers… - Schizophrenia …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Objective Evidence suggests that social skills training (SST) is an efficacious intervention for
negative symptoms in psychosis, whereas evidence of efficacy in other psychosis symptom …

[HTML][HTML] Negative symptoms of schizophrenia: clinical characteristics, pathophysiological substrates, experimental models and prospects for improved treatment

MJ Millan, K Fone, T Steckler, WP Horan - European …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Schizophrenia is a complex and multifactorial disorder generally diagnosed in young adults
at the time of the first psychotic episode of delusions and hallucinations. These positive …

Interventions for obtaining and maintaining employment in adults with severe mental illness, a network meta‐analysis

YB Suijkerbuijk, FG Schaafsma… - Cochrane Database …, 2017‏ - cochranelibrary.com
Background People with severe mental illness show high rates of unemployment and work
disability, however, they often have a desire to participate in employment. People with …

Thinking and acting beyond the positive: the role of the cognitive and negative symptoms in schizophrenia

M Carbon, CU Correll - CNS spectrums, 2014‏ - cambridge.org
Since currently available antipsychotic medications predominantly treat hallucinations,
delusions, disorganized thoughts and behavior, and related agitation/aggression, attention …

Psychological and psychosocial interventions for negative symptoms in psychosis: systematic review and meta-analysis

D Lutgens, G Gariepy, A Malla - The British Journal of Psychiatry, 2017‏ - cambridge.org
BackgroundNegative symptoms observed in patients with psychotic disorders undermine
quality of life and functioning. Antipsychotic medications have a limited impact …

Pathophysiology of negative symptom dimensions of schizophrenia–current developments and implications for treatment

I Bègue, S Kaiser, M Kirschner - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia comprise a group of severe symptoms contributing to
high disease burden and poor long-term prognosis. Conceptual work has shown that these …

A virtual reality-integrated program for improving social skills in patients with schizophrenia: a pilot study

M Rus-Calafell, J Gutiérrez-Maldonado… - Journal of behavior …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Background and objectives Social skills training (SST) intervention has shown its efficacy to
improve social dysfunction in patients with psychosis; however the implementation of new …

Psychosocial treatments for negative symptoms in schizophrenia: current practices and future directions

O Elis, JM Caponigro, AM Kring - Clinical psychology review, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Schizophrenia can be a chronic and debilitating psychiatric disorder. Though advancements
have been made in the psychosocial treatment of some symptoms of schizophrenia, people …