A virtual reality application in role-plays of social skills training for schizophrenia: A randomized, controlled trial

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 166-172

  Park, Kyung Min ^a   Ku, Jeonghun ^b   Choi, Soo Hee ^a   Jang, Hee Jeong ^a   Park, Ji Yeon ^a   Kim, Sun I ^b   Kim, Jae Jin ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Role plays; Schizophrenia; Social skills training; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROLE PLAYING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STIMULUS GENERALIZATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052815890     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Bandura A. Principle of Behavior Modification 1969, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York.
2. Barch D.M. The relationships among cognition, motivation, and emotion in schizophrenia: how much and how little we know. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2005, 31:875-881.
3. Bellack A.S., Mueser K.T., Gingerich S., Agresta J. Social Skills Training for Schizophrenia: A Step-By-Step Guide 2004, Guilford Press, New York.
4. Bustillo J., Lauriello J., Horan W., Keith S. The psychosocial treatment of schizophrenia: an update. The American Journal of Psychiatry 2001, 158:163-175.
5. Cho B.H., Ku J., Jang D.P., Kim S., Lee Y.H., Kim I.Y., Lee J.H., Kim S.I. The effect of virtual reality cognitive training for attention enhancement. Cyberpsychology & Behavior 2002, 5:129-137.
6. D'Zurilla T.J., Nezu A.M., Maydeu-Olivares A. Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised (SPSI-R): Technical Manual 2002, Multi-Health Systems, Inc, New York.
7. First M.B., Spitzer R.L., Gibbon M., Williams J.B.W. Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders, Patient Edition (SCID-P), Version 2 1996, Biometrics Research, New York.
8. Gregg L., Tarrier N. Virtual reality in mental health: a review of the literature. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2007, 42:343-354.
9. Jiang C., Chen D., Sung W. Development of a neurocognitive remediation system by virtual reality. Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 2005, 3:2559-2562.
10. Kay S.R., Fiszbein A., Opler L.A. The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 1987, 13:261-276.
11. Kopelowicz A., Liberman R.P., Zarate R. Recent advances in social skills training for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2006, 32(Suppl 1):S12-S23.
12. Ku J., Cho W., Kim J.J., Peled A., Wiederhold B.K., Wiederhold M.D., Kim I.Y., Lee J.H., Kim S.I. A virtual environment for investigating schizophrenic patients' characteristics: assessment of cognitive and navigation ability. Cyberpsychology & Behavior 2003, 6:397-404.
13. Ku J., Jang H.J., Kim K.U., Kim J.H., Park S.H., Lee J.H., Kim J.J., Kim I.Y., Kim S.I. Experimental results of affective valence and arousal to avatar's facial expressions. Cyberpsychology & Behavior 2005, 8:493-503.
14. Ku J., Jang H.J., Kim K.U., Park S.H., Kim J.J., Kim C.H., Nam S.W., Kim I.Y., Kim S.I. Pilot study for assessing the behaviors of patients with schizophrenia towards a virtual avatar. Cyberpsychology & Behavior 2006, 9:531-539.
15. Ku J., Han K., Lee H.R., Jang H.J., Kim K.U., Park S.H., Kim J.J., Kim C.H., Kim I.Y., Kim S.I. VR-based conversation training program for patients with schizophrenia: a preliminary clinical trial. Cyberpsychology & Behavior 2007, 10:567-574.
16. Kurtz M.M., Mueser K.T. A meta-analysis of controlled research on social skills training for schizophrenia. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 2008, 76:491-504.
17. Lee J.H., Ku J., Cho W., Hahn W.Y., Kim I.Y., Lee S.M., Kang Y., Kim D.Y., Yu T., Wiederhold B.K., Wiederhold M.D., Kim S.I. A virtual reality system for the assessment and rehabilitation of the activities of daily living. Cyberpsychology & Behavior 2003, 6:383-388.
18. Liberman R.P. Reinforcement of Social Interaction in a Group of Chronic Schizophrenics, in Advances in Behavior Therapy 1972, Academic Press, New York.
19. Nakagami E., Xie B., Hoe M., Brekke J.S. Intrinsic motivation, neurocognition and psychosocial functioning in schizophrenia: testing mediator and moderator effects. Schizophrenia Research 2008, 105:95-104.
20. Pfammatter M., Junghan U.M., Brenner H.D. Efficacy of psychological therapy in schizophrenia: conclusions from meta-analyses. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2006, 32(Suppl 1):S64-S80.
21. Rathus S.A. A 30-item schedule for assessing assertive behavior. Behavior Therapy 1973, 4:398-406.
22. Rilstone A. Role-Playing Games: An Overview Accessed 1 September 2006. http://www.rpg.net/oracle/essays/rpgoverview.html.
23. Riva G., Mantovani F., Gaggioli A. Presence and rehabilitation: toward second-generation virtual reality applications in neuropsychology. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation 2004, 1:9.
24. Rizzo A., Schultheis M.T., Kerns K., Mateer C. Analysis of assets for virtual reality applications in neuropsychology. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 2004, 14:207-239.
25. Sanchez-Vives M.V., Slater M. From presence to consciousness through virtual reality. Nature Reviews. Neuroscience 2005, 6:332-339.
26. Schlein G., Guerney B. Relationship Change Scale. Relationship Enhancement: Skill-Training Program for Therapy, Problem Prevention, and Enrichment 1977, San Francisco, Jossey-Bass. B.G. Guerney (Ed.).
27. Silverstein S.M., Spaulding W.D., Menditto A.A., Savitz A., Liberman R.P., Berten S., Starobin H. Attention shaping: a reward-based learning method to enhance skills training outcomes in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2009, 35:222-232.
28. Tarr M.J., Warren W.H. Virtual reality in behavioral neuroscience and beyond. Nature Neuroscience 2002, 5(Suppl):1089-1092.
29. Torgrud L.J., Holbom S.W. Developing externally valid role-play for assessment of social skills: a behavior analytic perspective. Behavioral Assessment 1992, 14:245-277.
30. Torres A., Mendez L.P., Merino H., Moran E.A. Improving social functioning in schizophrenia by playing the train game. Psychiatric Services 2002, 53:799-801.
31. Trower P., Bryant B., Argyle M. Social Skill and Mental Health 1978, University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh.