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# Future Of Mental Health In The Metaverse

## Overview

**Authors:** Sadia Suhail Usmani, Medha Sharath, Meghana Mehendale

**Publication Date:** 22 July 2022

**Link:** <https://gpsych.bmj.com/content/35/4/e100825>

**Keywords:** Metaverse, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), Mental Health Disorders, Therapy & Treatment, Accessibility & Anonymity, Behavioral Addiction/FOMO, Proteus Effect

**Type:** Peer-Reviewed Journals/White Papers

## Summary

Our review aims to describe the metaverse and NFTs in the context of their potential application in the treatment of mental health disorders.


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