A Review Study: Using Serious Games and Virtual Reality to Support Mental Health and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

This paper represents a review study about how Serious Games and Virtual Reality support mental health especially focused on the effect of using Virtual Reality to support Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). The study is based on a scoping review by considering 14 papers and targeting to answer a set of questions to align with our research objectives and address the gaps. The finding shows that Serious Games and Virtual Reality have a significant impact in supporting mental health interventions. The selected papers explored many mental health issues like depression, anxiety, and phobias. In the conclusion, we highlighted the effectiveness of using serious games and virtual reality to support mental health and addressed some limitations of the reviewed studies such as the need for further research with large-scale samples and more quality papers.