From virtual to real healing : a critical overview of the therapeutic use of virtual reality to cope with mourning

Silvia Francesca Maria Pizzoli*, Dario Monzani, Laura Vergani, Virginia Sanchini, Ketti Mazzocco

*Autore corrispondente per questo lavoro

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Abstract

In recent years, virtual reality (VR) has been effectively employed in several settings, ranging from health care needs to leisure and gaming activities. A new application of virtual stimuli appeared in social media: in the documentary ‘I met you’ from the South-Korean Munhwa Broadcasting, a mother made the experience of interacting with the avatar of the seven-year-old daughter, who died four years before. We think that this new application of virtual stimuli should open a debate on its possible implications: it represents contents related to grief, a dramatic and yet natural experience, that can have deep psychological impacts on fragile subjects put in virtual environments. In the present work, possible side-effects, as well as hypothetical therapeutical application of VR for the treatment of mourning, are discussed.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)N/A-N/A
RivistaCurrent Psychology
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2021

Keywords

  • bereavement
  • grief
  • mourning
  • virtual reality
  • virtual therapy

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