Effect of Virtual Reality on Depression in Adolescent Females

Effect of Virtual Reality on Depression in Adolescent Females

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of virtual reality on depression in adolescent females.

Depression is most commonly found in adolescents and large percentage of them don't receive management.

People with depression usually experience at least five of the following 9 characteristics: (1) people feel sad and unhappy; (2) have less interest in doing things; (3) individuals do not follow a diet, but their weight losses are obvious; (4) their appetites change and their weight may increase; (5) they suffer insomnia or drowsiness; (6) some people have mental agitation; (7) they feel that life is meaningless, or they feel guilty; (8) they have difficulty concentrating; or (9) they have suicidal thoughts . Individuals who develop depression may have experienced an anxiety disorder earlier in life.

Depression is most commonly found in adolescents and large percentage of them don't receive management The application of emerging technology in health promotion has generated substantial public interest. Among the emerging technologies that may potentially aid in the treatment of depression, virtual reality (VR) is the most exciting and technologically-advanced.

A virtual environment provides a greater degree of control for the therapists to customize, reproduce, and tweak several treatment parameters according to the patient's needs.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adolescent females suffer from depression who are diagnosed and referred by the psychiatrist.
• Their ages will range from 13-18 years old
• Their BMI will range from 15.5 -24.9 kg/m2
• They are interested in their mental state or with depressive disorders and their score on Beck depression inventory (BDI) between 11-30 (mild to moderate depression)
• They are interested in using VR technology to improve mental health problems.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who suffer from major diseases other than depression.
• Adolescents who are not interested in VR.
• Patients with severe mental illness or repetitive suicidal trials .
• Patients who receive any other psychotherapy.
• Obese patients with BMI more than 26.2 -29.5kg/m2