Gen Zen: VR Therapy and Mental Health Solutions

Increasingly, people are becoming aware of the importance of mental health and well-being in our lives. In our weekly Gen Zen series, TODAY looks at ways that we can feel better while coping with the mental stresses of modern life.
 

• The use of virtual reality technology in exposure therapy is gaining popularity in various parts of the world, including Singapore
• It is an appealing therapeutic option for people with specific phobias of public speaking, flying and insects, for instance
• It is also well-suited to tackling social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder
• However, experts said that such exposure therapy is not suited for all types of mental intervention including severe depression

​Source: Today Online