The Virtual Healthcare Clinic

Virtual Reality (VR) has shown a strong potential to improve decision making and help patients to better connect with reality, cope with pain, and overcome mental disorders such as anxiety and depression. Our virtual healthcare clinic integrates sensing technology (i.e., eye tracking) with a VR simulation of healthcare environments to improve the clinical decision-support system for diagnosis and assessment of mental disorders. This research will help contribute to improved population health by developing new methods for promoting health and effectively predicting and treating mental disorders.