Metaverse-Based Psychiatric Consultation for Youths With Mental Health Conditions: Qualitative Descriptive Feasibility Study
Mio Ishii, Junichi Fujita, Nao Toyohara, Keiko Ide, Tomoko Moroga, Mizuho Takayama, Takeshi Asami, Tomoyuki Miyazaki, Stefano Brini · 2026
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Ishii and eight co-authors test psychiatric consultation in the metaverse for youths, in work from twenty twenty-six. Anxiety and depression in young people rose after the pandemic. Youths seek help less than adults, due to stigma, low literacy, and staff shortages.
Virtual worlds may offer flexible, lower stigma access to care. Real world proof of feasibility is scarce, though. The qualitative study explored whether metaverse based consultation works in practice and how users experience it. Findings on acceptability can guide whether clinics should invest in avatar based services as a complement to in person youth care.
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| CREATOR | Mio Ishii, Junichi Fujita, Nao Toyohara, Keiko Ide, Tomoko Moroga, Mizuho Takayama, Takeshi Asami, Tomoyuki Miyazaki, Stefano Brini |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |