Abstract
Postnatal depression (PND) is a mood disorder with potentially devastating effects to the individual on many levels. It can affect cognitive functioning, motivation, and self-esteem. The person can socially withdraw from their immediate familial or social circle. It can affect bonding and quality time between the mother and baby. There are many effective therapeutic treatments used for the treatment of PND such as cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT). This study using a single-case study trial with 15 participants investigates the clinical usefulness of combining CBT with virtual reality (VR). Results show that the combination of CBT with VR is an effective treatment for PND. In addition, VR can enhance awareness, decision-making, and self-appreciation within the individual and can also have real-life applications. This study also shows that the combination of VR and CBT is feasible, while the use of such a technology is well accepted.
Highlights
Postnatal depression (PND) is a mental health issue which is frequently experienced by mothers and fathers in the postpartum period [1]
Ere are different psychological treatments used for PND. e two most prominent ones are cognitivebehavioural treatment (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) which are effective in treating PND in the mild to moderate range [3]
E Feasibility questionnaire (Appendix A) has 11 questions with a 5-point Likert scale and asked about levels of comfortableness during recruitment, whether the facilitator gave enough information about referral process, ethics approval, and confidentiality, about the virtual reality (VR) session being implemented in the fourth session, about the number of sessions and whether adequately addressed the mental health needs of the participants, whether there was adequate time to prepare for the VR session, whether the setting and the location of the study were suitable, whether the followup call after the VR session in case participants experienced motion sickness was useful, and whether they would change anything in the whole process
Summary
Postnatal depression (PND) is a mental health issue which is frequently experienced by mothers and fathers in the postpartum period [1]. It is a depressive disorder and is characterised by symptoms such as low mood, low motivation, feelings of hopelessness, being tearful, feeling unsupported, and negative self-esteem, amongst others [2]. E objective of image processing is to draw out useful information such as estimating distances and detecting objects, amongst others [10] It can be utilised for identifying external characteristics of an object such as surfaces, texture, and lines, or it can be used for the identification of the internal components of an object [11]. We investigated parameters such as likeness, and levels of comfortableness by the participants using such technology
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