U.S., Sept. 13 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07171736) titled 'Virtual Reality Assisted Schema Therapy' on Sept. 08.
Brief Summary: Schema therapy helps people understand which emotional needs were not met during childhood, and how they can take care of those needs now. One important part of the therapy is the chairwork exercise, where people imagine talking to different parts of themselves (like the strict parent or the hurt child) using empty chairs. These exercises can be very helpful, but they can also be difficult for people who find it hard to imagine things in their mind.
Virtual Reality (VR) can make these exercises easier and more powerful. VR creates a 3D world that feels real, usin...