Background and Aim: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality are immersive technologies that integrate virtual and real-world elements. These technologies have been used to help and improve human capabilities in many fields. Virtual and augmented systems are used in various medical situations. They are effective options in most stages of patient treatment and performing medical procedures. Therefo...

The contemporary philosopher Jean Baudrillard, one of the postmodernism theorists, considers representation in the contemporary world as a factor in the disappearance of reality. In his view, the main feature of new arts is not the expression of artistic beauty, but communication with the audience and expression of the artist’s ideas. In interactive art, the presence and role of the audience in...

Introduction: Occupational therapy and performing specific motor activities are among the healing processes for injured people that should be followed by patients in need after the doctor’s prescription. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of using virtual reality environments and interacting with hardware designed for the treatment and rehabilitation of patients with upper l...

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate effectiveness of virtual reality therapy and mindfulness-acceptance therapy on attention focus and social anxiety symptoms among social anxiety patients who referred to counseling centers of Tehran City. Materials and methods: This semi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design was done on social anxiety patients. The sample consisted ...

Background: Reality therapy is a kind of psychotherapy in which it is tried to help to resolve problems with respect to the concepts of reality, the proper and incorrect responsibility of one's life. In this way, people who need psychosocial help are helped by defining human nature, determining behavioral rules and designing the treatment process. The purpose of this study was to investigate th...

Introduction and purpose: Balance disorder and falling is one of the most important consequences of aging, worrying consequences that entails, including bone fractures .The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of eight weeks virtual reality-based balance training on the balance of elderly men. Materials and Methods: The present study was a semi-experimental and applied to 26 elder...

Introduction: Virtual reality was posed coinciding technology developing, creating user-interfaces, high-speed processing and powerful graphic. Virtual reality technology and video games can participate in providing health care with creating simulated, motivational, interactive and realistic environments. Integrating virtual simulation with video games has been proven in creating motivation and...

Introduction: Occupational therapy and performing specific motor activities are among the healing processes for injured people that should be followed by patients in need after the doctor’s prescription. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of using virtual reality environments and interacting with hardware designed for the treatment and rehabilitation of patients with upper l...

Introduction:Stress symptoms may result in marital conflict imposing psychological,physical and social difficulties to family. Aim: comparing the effectiveness of reality therapy and schema therapy on stress symptoms  in women with marital conflict.  Methods: the present study is quasi-experimental with pre-test ,post-test and one-month follow-up with control group. statistic population includ...