A Virtual Reality-Assisted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for and With Inuit in Quebec: Protocol for a Proof-of-Concept Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emotion regulation is an ability related to psychological well-being; when dysregulated, individuals may have psychiatric symptoms and maladapted physiological responses. Virtual reality-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy (VR-CBT) is an effective psychotherapy to target and strengthen emotion regulation; however, it currently lacks cultural sensitivity and can be improved by adapting it to the cultural context of service users. During previous participatory research, we co-designed a culturally adapted cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) manual and 2 virtual reality (VR) environments to function as a complement to therapy (VR-CBT) for Inuit who would like to access psychotherapy. Emotion regulation skill building will occur in virtual environments that have interactive

SUBMITTER: Seon Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10248771 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature