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SUMMARY:Virtual reality in the assessment\, understanding\, and treatment 
 of mental health disorders - Prof Daniel Freeman\, University of Oxford
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DESCRIPTION:*Abstract*\nA twenty-year programme of work using immersive vi
 rtual reality to assess\, understand\, and treat mental health disorders w
 ill be outlined. A chronological presentation of studies will illustrate t
 he issues addressed\, show the evolution of the technology\, and highlight
  key areas for the future. The case will be made that much greater access 
 to the best psychological treatments can be achieved using automated deliv
 ery in VR. In this automation process VR therapies need not simply replica
 te face-to-face therapy but can be used in innovative ways – impossible 
 in the real world - to enhance treatment outcomes. The results of the firs
 t trials of automated VR therapy with patients with psychosis will be desc
 ribed (gameChange and THRIVE). \n\n*Biography*\nDaniel Freeman is a Profes
 sor of Clinical Psychology and NIHR Senior Investigator at the University 
 of Oxford and a consultant clinical psychologist in Oxford Health NHS Foun
 dation Trust. Professor Freeman’s research has focussed on using psychol
 ogical theory to develop more powerful psychological treatments. He has al
 so been pioneering the development of automated virtual reality treatments
  for mental health conditions. He founded Oxford VR\, a University of Oxfo
 rd spin-out company. He is the recipient of the 2020 British Psychological
  Society Presidents' Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychologica
 l Knowledge. He presented the BBC Radio 4 series ‘A History of Delusions
 ’.
LOCATION:Zoom (Please contact mho28@medschl.cam.ac.uk)
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