Simulation of symptoms of Mental Health Disorders in Virtual Reality

• Thesis title in Czech: Simulace symptomů duševních onemocnění ve virtuální realitě
• Thesis title in English: Simulation of symptoms of Mental Health Disorders in Virtual Reality
• Key words: Duševní poruchy|Virtuální realita|Výukové nástroje|Simulace symptomů
• English key words: Mental Health Disorders|Virtual Reality|Learning Tools|Symptom simulation
• Academic year of topic announcement: 2021/2022
• Thesis type: diploma thesis
• Thesis language: angličtina
• Department: Department of Software and Computer Science Education (32-KSVI)
• Supervisor: Mgr. et Mgr. Iveta Hocko Fajnerová, Ph.D.
• Author: hidden - assigned and confirmed by the Study Dept.
• Date of registration: 23.03.2022
• Date of assignment: 24.03.2022
• Confirmed by Study dept. on: 13.09.2023
• Date and time of defence: 06.09.2023 09:00
• Date of electronic submission: 20.07.2023
• Date of submission of printed version: 23.07.2023
• Date of proceeded defence: 06.09.2023
• Opponents: Mgr. Klára Pešková, Ph.D.
• Advisors: Mgr. Vojtěch Černý

Guidelines

CZ: Cílem práce je vyvinout softwarový nástroj pro simulaci různých symptomů vybraných duševních poruch (např. deprese, schizofrenie atd.) pomocí virtuální reality (VR). Tento software bude použit jako vzdělávací nástroj, který může poskytnou vhled a zvýšit porozumění symptomům u studentů studujících psychiatrii, klinickou psychologii nebo všeobecné lékařství.
Vývoj softwaru bude bedlivě sledován odborníky na danou problematiku (psychiatr, klinický psycholog), aby byla zajištěna kvalita a relevance simulace ve smyslu reprezentované symptomatologie.

EN: The target of the thesis is to develop a software tool for simulation of various symptoms of selected mental health disorders (e.g. depression, schizophrenia, etc.) using virtual reality (VR). This software will be applied as an education tool to provide insight and increase understanding of symptoms in students studying psychiatry, clinical psychology or general medicine. Software development will be closely monitored by experts (psychiatrist, clinical psychologist) to ensure the quality and relevance of the simulation in means of the represented symptomatology.

References

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Banks, J. E., Tichon, J., Ericksson, G., Ivermee, S., Burrage, K., & Yellowlees, P. (2003). A virtual environment to simulate the experience of psychosis. Science & Engineering Faculty. Retrieved from https://eprints.qut.edu.au/55340/
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Formosa, N. J., Morrison, B. W., Hill, G., & Stone, D. (2018). Testing the efficacy of a virtual reality-based simulation in enhancing users’ knowledge, attitudes, and empathy relating to psychosis. Australian Journal of Psychology, 70(1), 57–65. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12167
Silva, R. D. de C., Albuquerque, S. G. C., Muniz, A. de V, Filho, P. P. R., Ribeiro, S., Pinheiro, P. R., & Albuquerque, V. H. C. (2017). Reducing the Schizophrenia Stigma: A New Approach Based on Augmented Reality. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, 2017, 2721846. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2721846
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Preliminary scope of work

Cílem práce je vyvinout softwarový nástroj pro simulaci různých symptomů vybraných poruch duševního zdraví (např. deprese, schizofrenie atd.) pomocí virtuální reality (VR). Tento software bude použit jako vzdělávací nástroj, který poskytne vhled a zvýší porozumění symptomům a empatii u studentů studujících psychiatrii, klinickou psychologii nebo všeobecné lékařství.

Preliminary scope of work in English

The target of the thesis is to develop a software tool for simulation of various symptoms of selected mental health disorders (e.g. depression, schizophrenia, etc.) using virtual reality (VR). This software will be applied as an education tool to provide insight and increase both understanding of symptoms and empathy in students studying psychiatry, clinical psychology or general medicine.