公开(公告)号：US20230360772A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US17736592

申请日：2022-05-04

Applicant: Penumbra, Inc.

Inventor： Marguerite Manteau-Rao ,  William Ka-Pui Yee

IPC: G16H20/70 ,  G16H40/67 ,  G16H10/20 ,  G06T13/40 ,  G06T19/00

CPC classification number: G16H20/70 ,  G16H40/67 ,  G16H10/20 ,  G06T13/40 ,  G06T19/006

Abstract: Systems and methods of virtual reality (VR) may be used with Cognitive Therapy (CT) to help people experiencing mental health issues stemming from, e.g., automatic thoughts and associated feelings. VRCT can immerse a patient in a virtual world and allow a patient's avatar to interact with virtual, non-playable characters, to reduce reliance on live therapists and improve availability and engagement. Patients may virtually meet with an avatar of a virtual therapist, who will guide a patient to recognize intense negative and/or automatic thoughts about a situation and work towards a more realistic response to the situation. A therapist avatar communicating in a VR world may prompt a patient to discuss a recent situation associated with strong thoughts and emotions in order to help the patient, e.g., catch one or more automatic thoughts, check the accuracy of the automatic thoughts, and change the automatic thoughts to something more accurate and/or less intense.