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Enter the virtual forest: exploring the benefits of forest therapy in a digital...
Soutelo, Ana Paula; Simões De Almeida, Raquel; Sousa, Ana Rita; Simões-Silva, Vítor; Monteiro, Maria Luís; Portugal, PaulaOne of the many challenges of this urbanization is significantly reflected in the distribution of urban green spaces, which may still not meet the needs of all inhabitants and preclude the many benefits that urban green spaces bring to mental health. From this perspective, Shinrin-Yoku emerged a traditional Japanese practice known as Forest Therapy (FT) or Forest Bathing (FB), as a natural health treatment. Usi...
Virtual reality therapy: the power of role-playing social skills
Soutelo, Ana Paula; Sousa, Ana Rita; Monteiro, Maria Luís; Fernandes, Ângela; Coelho, Tiago; Portugal, PaulaRole-play (RP) is a technique for teaching communication and training interpersonal skills, known for its effective way of transmitting learning, in which simulation is one of its main distinguishing features. Social skills, moreover, are behaviors that involve the interpersonal relationship carried out in each social context. Although social skills training is consensually considered one of the most beneficial...