Embodying self-compassion within virtual reality and its effects on patients with depression
Background Self-criticism is a ubiquitous feature of psychopathology and can be combatted by increasing levels of self-compassion. However, some patients are resistant to self-compassion. Aims To investigate whether the effects of self-identification with virtual bodies within immersive virtual real...
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Cambridge University Press
2016
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| author | Falconer, C Rovira, A King, J Gilbert, P Antley, A Fearon, P Ralph, N Slater, M Brewin, C |
| author_facet | Falconer, C Rovira, A King, J Gilbert, P Antley, A Fearon, P Ralph, N Slater, M Brewin, C |
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| description | Background Self-criticism is a ubiquitous feature of psychopathology and can be combatted by increasing levels of self-compassion. However, some patients are resistant to self-compassion. Aims To investigate whether the effects of self-identification with virtual bodies within immersive virtual reality could be exploited to increase self-compassion in patients with depression. Method We developed an 8-minute scenario in which 15 patients practised delivering compassion in one virtual body and then experienced receiving it from themselves in another virtual body. Results In an open trial, three repetitions of this scenario led to significant reductions in depression severity and self-criticism, as well as to a significant increase in self-compassion, from baseline to 4-week follow-up. Four patients showed clinically significant improvement. Conclusions The results indicate that interventions using immersive virtual reality may have considerable clinical potential and that further development of these methods preparatory to a controlled trial is now warranted. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:b87fe1ce-b98e-4708-bcb8-80f000cba9622022-03-27T04:56:17ZEmbodying self-compassion within virtual reality and its effects on patients with depressionJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:b87fe1ce-b98e-4708-bcb8-80f000cba962Symplectic Elements at OxfordCambridge University Press2016Falconer, CRovira, AKing, JGilbert, PAntley, AFearon, PRalph, NSlater, MBrewin, CBackground Self-criticism is a ubiquitous feature of psychopathology and can be combatted by increasing levels of self-compassion. However, some patients are resistant to self-compassion. Aims To investigate whether the effects of self-identification with virtual bodies within immersive virtual reality could be exploited to increase self-compassion in patients with depression. Method We developed an 8-minute scenario in which 15 patients practised delivering compassion in one virtual body and then experienced receiving it from themselves in another virtual body. Results In an open trial, three repetitions of this scenario led to significant reductions in depression severity and self-criticism, as well as to a significant increase in self-compassion, from baseline to 4-week follow-up. Four patients showed clinically significant improvement. Conclusions The results indicate that interventions using immersive virtual reality may have considerable clinical potential and that further development of these methods preparatory to a controlled trial is now warranted. |
| spellingShingle | Falconer, C Rovira, A King, J Gilbert, P Antley, A Fearon, P Ralph, N Slater, M Brewin, C Embodying self-compassion within virtual reality and its effects on patients with depression |
| title | Embodying self-compassion within virtual reality and its effects on patients with depression |
| title_full | Embodying self-compassion within virtual reality and its effects on patients with depression |
| title_fullStr | Embodying self-compassion within virtual reality and its effects on patients with depression |
| title_full_unstemmed | Embodying self-compassion within virtual reality and its effects on patients with depression |
| title_short | Embodying self-compassion within virtual reality and its effects on patients with depression |
| title_sort | embodying self compassion within virtual reality and its effects on patients with depression |
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