Iouliani Pachiti

PhD in Psychology | School Psychologist | XR Researcher

Virtual Reality: Intervention programs for children with attention deficits using innovative technologies


Oral Presentation in Symposium


Iouliani Pachiti, Panagiota Dimitropoulou
4th Panhellenic Interdisciplinary Conference on Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder "From child to adult", Online, 2021 Oct

4th Panhellenic ADHD Congress
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Pachiti, I., & Dimitropoulou, P. (2021). Virtual Reality: Intervention programs for children with attention deficits using innovative technologies. In 4th Panhellenic Interdisciplinary Conference on Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder "From child to adult" Online.


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Pachiti, Iouliani, and Panagiota Dimitropoulou. “Virtual Reality: Intervention Programs for Children with Attention Deficits Using Innovative Technologies.” In 4th Panhellenic Interdisciplinary Conference on Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder &Quot;From Child to Adult&Quot; Online, 2021.


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Pachiti, Iouliani, and Panagiota Dimitropoulou. “Virtual Reality: Intervention Programs for Children with Attention Deficits Using Innovative Technologies.” 4th Panhellenic Interdisciplinary Conference on Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder &Quot;From Child to Adult&Quot; 2021.


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@conference{iouliani2021a,
  title = {Virtual Reality: Intervention programs for children with attention deficits using innovative technologies},
  year = {2021},
  month = oct,
  address = {Online},
  author = {Pachiti, Iouliani and Dimitropoulou, Panagiota},
  booktitle = {4th Panhellenic Interdisciplinary Conference on Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder "From child to adult"},
  month_numeric = {10}
}

Abstract
Virtual reality (VR) technology allows users to interact in a seemingly real or natural way with a virtual environment, which is a simulation of a real environment. This technology has been developed and widely disseminated over the past few decades in various fields, such as entertainment, education, training, surgery, and psychotherapeutic interventions. In recent years, new types of interventions based on VR technology have been continuously developed to address an increasing number of disorders (e.g., anxiety, phobias, depression, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, etc.) in both adults and children. The flexibility that VR offers as part of an intervention, such as the creation of hypothetical scenarios and the ability to replicate complex interactions within the virtual environment, is particularly significant for children with neurodevelopmental disorders and learning disabilities, as they are highly heterogeneous groups requiring personalized intervention and education. Thus, in recent years, interventions for children with ADHD have begun to develop, showing encouraging results in improving sustained attention and alertness, reducing distraction and impulsivity, and enhancing executive functions and working memory. According to current studies and developments in supporting children with ADHD, the Applied Psychology Laboratory, based at the University of Crete Research Center for the Humanities, the Social and Educational Sciences, is developing a multi-level intervention program for children with ADHD and their parents, leveraging the capabilities of VR as an element of the intervention

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