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Schizophrenia - Coggle Diagram
Schizophrenia
Issues and Debates
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Cultural Bias
The diagnosis of schizophrenia using VR is culturally biased because it relies on cultural norms which differ in different places.
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Definition - It is mental health illness in which the patient experiences both positive and negative symptoms. Positive symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, disorganised thoughts and catatonic behaviour. And negative symptoms include loss of speech, withdrawal
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First psychotic episode at 22 and diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder (schizophrenia + mood disorder)
After 8 months of being a psychiatric hospital, treatment was found through trial and error
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Aim: whether using VR can eliminate misinterpretations of social interaction when checking symptoms and developing treatment for schizophrenia
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Step 3: The patient takes a walk in a library or underground train scene (4 min ride) with neutral avatars while wearing VR gear
Step 1: Measurement tools (eg: GPTS) were used to asses paranoid thinking, emotional distress, etc.
Step 4: Measures of persecutory thinking, visual analogue rating scales, and degree of immersion in the virtual environment are taken using self reports
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Individuals who experience auditory hallucinations in the real world also experience them in the VR too
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