Are Virtual Forests Just for Relaxation, or Can They Enhance the Benefits of Therapy?
While the non-VR approach may offer immediate relaxation and possible anxiety reduction, combining the virtual forest with therapeutic exercises may yield better outcomes for sustained engagement and understanding over multiple therapeutic sessions.
Authors
- You Zhi Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8467-2768)
- Yuehui Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7829-0632)
- Mark Chignell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8120-6905)
- Alex Mariakakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9986-3345)
- Xue Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9025-2556)
- Yan Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2805-0619)
- Song Wei Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0039-6346)
- Ziqi Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2640-3580)
- Max Beggs
- Junyoung Seok
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Healthcare
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13060621
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- University of Toronto