Metaverse for mental health disorders:Opportunities and challenges  

作　　者：Subho Chakrabarti 

机构地区：[1]Department of Psychiatry,Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research,Chandigarh 160012,UT,India

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2025年第4期8-14,共7页世界临床病例杂志（英文）

摘　　要：Several articles on the mental health impact of the metaverse and the need to balance its potential benefits with the risks of metaverse use has recently published.The metaverse consists of a combination of immersive technologies and artificial intelligence algorithms.The metaverse differs from the preceding digital psychiatric interventions due to its complex structure and interactions between components.The diverse functions of the metaverse ensure that it may have a substantial impact on mental health.However,the evidence for its efficacy in treating mental health disorders is limited to a few trials.The mental health benefits of immersive technologies are well-documented and suggest that metaverse-based psychiatric treatment may be similarly efficacious.The mental health risks of the metaverse are largely unknown,and it is not clear whether they will be greater than other digital psychiatric interventions.Much more research is needed to determine whether metaverse-based psychiatric treatment will meet the standards of appropriate mental healthcare.

关 键 词：Metaverse Mental health BENEFITS RISKS CHALLENGES 

分 类 号：B84[哲学宗教—心理学] R749[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学]