Yellowlees+PM+1

Yellowlees, P. M. & Cook, J. N. (2006). Education about hallucinations using an internet virtual reality system: A qualitative survey. //Academic Psychiatry. 30//(6), 534-539.


 * Objectives || Method || Results || Conclusions ||
 * Evaluation of an internet technology as an educational tool to teach people about hallucinations brought on by psychosis. || Pilot project using Second Life. A virtual reality simulation was constructed to mirror the auditory and visual hallucinations of two patients with schizophrenia. Eight hundred sixty-three users took the self-guided tour and gave feedback. || 569 (69%) completed the survey.

440 (76%) said that they believed the simulation helped them better understand what schizophrenia patients experience as far as auditory hallucinations. 69% said they better understood visual hallucinations. 82% said that they would recommend the site to others. || Computer simulations can be useful for public awareness and education of mental illness. ||