Abstract
The subject of this article is to find out if there is any possibility that virtual reality (VR) can help to heal the people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The aim of the suggested and realized pre-research was to find out if it is possible to help children to deal with ADHD. We organized a pre-research with the use of Samsung Gear VR device on a small sample of examined respondents with ADHD. Initial results are obtained from questionnaire method of a specialized test SNAP-IV. Table shows improvement of mental state of respondents in case of use new modern VR methods. Treatment of ADHD is often difficult, take a lot of time and it is performed mostly with pharmaceuticals or hypnotic sleep medications. This pre-research presents a method that could speed up therapy and also reduce the use of pills which is very important. Discussion and evaluation of the pre-research are included.
Highlights
This article focuses on the use of virtual reality (VR) in treating people, especially children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
We have questioned whether VR can be useful in the ADHD healing process of people, especially young children
VR device Samsung Gear VR, which was used in the presented preresearch allow only static VR experience
Summary
This article focuses on the use of VR in treating people, especially children with ADHD. ADHD is one of the most observed psychiatric diseases of children. In articles [1, 2] can be seen an increase of ADHD in children, it is almost 25 percent of the past decade. The aim of this pre-research was to test the possibilities of VR to reduce ADHD. A virtual environment is a safe and painless form of therapy. The user is under control during the therapy. Another advantage is easy handling, control of the environment and the ability to react promptly to unexpected events
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