A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of VR for Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is characterized by high morbidity, recurrence, disability, suicide and comorbidity rate which need novel, efficient, and safe treatment methods, and VR has demonstrate its efficacy in mental disease but not few focus on bipolar disorder. A prospective single center randomize clinical study therefore would be carried on to evaluate the efficacy of VR for Bipolar Disorder in China.
• 13 years or older
• Meet the diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder - depressive episode in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)
• Able to understand the content of the scale
• Certain abilities in expressive, reading, and listening
• Total score of \>17 on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD-17)
• Inform consent