# A perspective on potential psychological risks and solutions of using virtual reality in... ## Overview **Authors:** Olive K. L. Woo, Antoinette M. Lee **Publication Date:** 2023 **Link:** **Keywords:** VR, palliative care, psychological risks, emotional distress, cognitive responses, psychological screening, professional facilitation, therapeutic applications, patient safety, virtual interventions **Type:** Peer-Reviewed Journals/White Papers ## Summary The paper explores potential psychological risks of virtual reality (VR) in palliative care, highlighting that without proper psychological assessment, training, and support, VR experiences could trigger emotional distress or maladaptive cognitive responses. The authors recommend comprehensive psychological screening, professional facilitation, and post-VR interventions to ensure safe and therapeutic VR applications for patients. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://library.xrguild.org/physiological-and-psychological-effects-of-xr/a-perspective-on-potential-psychological-risks-and-solutions-of-using-virtual-reality-in....md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.