Virtual Avatar Therapy Improves Symptoms in 90% of Patients with Schizophrenia, According to One Study

The AVATAR-VR therapy, still in the study phase, which uses a virtual avatar, has been shown to improve the symptoms of people diagnosed with schizophrenia in 90% of the cases, according to the Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu de Sant Boi de Llobregat (Barcelona) in a statement this Thursday. According to the center, five million people are diagnosed with schizophrenia in the European Union. Of these, 30% do not respond to conventional pharmacolog…

Avatar therapy (AVATAR-VR), an innovative technology currently under study, is showing promising results in improving the symptoms of people with schizophrenia. According to the psychologist at the Sant Joan de Déu Health Park, Susana Ochoa, who is leading this research and is a leader in Avatar therapy in Europe, this […] The entry Avatar therapy improves treatment in 90% of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia appeared first on Diari de la Di…

The director of the medical department of Lundbeck Iberia, Dr. Susana Gómez-Lus, lamented on Thursday that schizophrenia remains "erroneously" associated with danger, incapacity or isolation, which makes it difficult to include it in their family or work social environment.