Could avatar therapy help treat psychosis? | Wellcome
Channel: Wellcome
Date: 31/05/2023

Hearing voices is one of the most common symptoms of psychosis – avatar therapy could help.

Nicola, who has schizophrenia, is part of the AVATAR therapy research team, studying an experimental digital intervention that could help people experiencing auditory hallucinations. 

Nicola, and others enrolled in the trial, work with a therapist to create a digital avatar resembling the voice and face they hear and see. 

Auditory hallucinations can be distressing and people who live with conditions like schizophrenia experience stigma. That’s why better mental health treatments and interventions are needed, and why lived experience of what works is vital.

Wellcome is supporting research into new and effective mental health interventions, including clinical trials on the AVATAR therapy.

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