Prairie Doc® Perspective: Virtual Reality: A new frontier in mental health care

Carissa Regnerus, RDH, MA, FADHA

Carissa Regnerus, RDH, MA, FADHA

Regan Luken, RN, MSN

Regan Luken, RN, MSN

Betty Hulse, PA-C, MSPAS

Betty Hulse, PA-C, MSPAS

Prairie Doc® Perspective: Virtual Reality: A new frontier in mental health care

Prairie Doc® Perspective: Virtual Reality: A new frontier in mental health care

The USD School of Health Sciences Complementary and Alternative Medicine research team, in partnership with the South Dakota Human Services Center (HSC), has introduced virtual reality (VR) as a groundbreaking tool in inpatient mental health care.

A pilot study, funded by the South Dakota Community Foundation, was implemented by the research team that reviewed the utilization of virtual reality as …