A STUDY OF THE ROLE OF VR IN MENTAL HEALTH BASED ON PUBLIC OPINION.

This research is to investigate who would be open to use Virtual Reality (VR) to help with Mental Health. Is it possible a person’s characteristic such as age will affect his/her views on the usefulness of VR to improve mental health? Mental health, both in diagnoses of disorders and treatment of said disorders, is at an all-time high in America. VR has been previously utilized to assess anxieties and phobias such as heights and social anxiety. However, there is very little research of virtual reality mixed with talking therapies such as cognitive-behavioral therapy or counseling. In this research, we collect data through a survey and identify public opinions regarding the advancement of the VR technology and its potential role in mental health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]