Psychiatry XR
Psychiatry XR
Our podcast explores how immersive technology is used in healthcare, focusing primarily on psychiatry. We speak to the companies and people behind medical XR experiences and professional researchers examining the use of this technology for patient care. We also discuss how treatment options will vary as the technology progresses and XR becomes more widely embraced by the healthcare community. Psychiatry XR's three hosts provide distinct perspectives of extended reality and the impact technology has on the healthcare ecosystem: Kim Bullock, M.D. is a practicing clinician in Behavioral Neur...
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Mar 15, 2026
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Episodes
Mel Slater: Virtual Body Ownership & Implications of the Metaverse 02.12.2022 42:14
Kim Bullock, Faaizah Arshad, and Jessica Hagen speak with Mel Slater, a renowned and distinguished Investigator at the University of Barcelona who co-directs the Event Lab, in the Faculty of Psychology. They take a deep-dive into his study on body ownership and conversations with the self, benefits and drawbacks of XR, ways for emerging stakeholders to contribute to this field, and implicatio...
Giuseppe Riva: Body Transfer Experiences in XR 03.11.2022 24:32
Kim Bullock speaks with Giuseppe Riva on the potential of embodied and body transfer experiences in XR and the role that psychiatrists can play in the evolution of XR's use for mental and behavioral health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Adam Hutchinson: New Zealand's VR Mental Health Platform 02.11.2022 25:43
Adam Hutchinson, founder of oVRcome, a New Zealand-based digital health startup, speaks with Jessica Hagen and Faaizah Arshad about a mobile health application that combines self-guided VR exposure therapy and CBT for phobias and social anxiety, and the long-term implications that mobile treatments have for accessibility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Amy Hedrick: Cleanbox's Hygiene Product Line 02.11.2022 28:01
Faaizah Arshad and Jessica Hagen speak with Amy Hedrick, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Cleanbox Technology, about the development of hygiene products for sanitizing XR and immersive devices, and the worldwide applications of these products in various industries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Walter Greenleaf: Intersecting Business and Academia to Improve XR 02.11.2022 24:51
Faaizah Arshad and Jessica Hagen chat with Walter Greenleaf, a neuroscientist and medical technology developer at Stanford University, about the intersection between the academic and business realms in XR, and barriers that need to be addressed to improve patient care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thomas Caruso: VR for Childhood Anxiety Reduction (CHARIOT Program) 20.09.2022 30:50
Kim Bullock and Faaizah Arshad speak with Dr. Thomas Caruso, Clinical Professor of Pediatric Anesthesia at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford and co-director of the CHARIOT Program. They discuss virtual reality solutions for reducing anxiety in pediatric patients perioperatively, and ways in which the Invincikids nonprofit is supporting immersive technology programs in clinical settin...
Skip Rizzo: VR-Based Exposure Therapy for PTSD in Veteran Populations 20.09.2022 41:00
Skip Rizzo, clinical psychologist and Director of Medical Virtual Reality at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies, speaks with Kim Bullock, Faaizah Arshad, and Jessica Hagen on using digital technologies and imaginal exposure for PTSD internationally, such as in veteran populations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Risa Weisberg: At-Home VR Interventions 20.09.2022 38:12
Jessica Hagen and Faaizah Arshad speak with Risa Weisberg, Chief Clinical Officer of BehaVR, on the potential for at-home scalability of care options with VR products, with the goal of improving overall immersive technology accessibility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Kim Bullock: XR Wearables for Treating Mental Illnesses (Current Uses and Barriers) 07.09.2022 10:50
In this episode, Kim Bullock M.D. discusses the evolution, current uses, and barriers of using XR wearables in psychiatric care, including for anxiety disorders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Josh Sackman: Immersive Pain Treatment & FDA Approval 23.08.2022 30:32
Faaizah Arshad and Jessica Hagen speak with Josh Sackman, Cofounder and President of AppliedVR, on the immersive uses of a new produce RelieVRx for chronic lower back pain treatment and the steps to attaining FDA approval. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Elizabeth McMahon: Virtual Reality Therapy for Anxiety and Fear 22.06.2022 19:34
Kim Bullock M.D., Jessica Hagen, and Faaizah Arshad speak with clinical psychologist Dr. Elizabeth McMahon on virtual reality’s applications for overcoming anxiety and fear, patient responses to immersive therapy, precautions that clinicians should take before implementing it into their own practice, and hopes for the future of XR technology in psychiatric care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...
Brenda Wiederhold: International use of XR 13.06.2022 32:02
Kim Bullock, M.D., Neuropsychiatrist and Professor at Stanford University, speaks with Clinical Psychologist Brenda Wiederhold on the international and interdisciplinary impacts of virtual reality for psychiatric and behavioral health, including ways to advance collaboration between psychologists and psychiatrists, to promote diversity and inclusion, and to manage conflicts of interest with indust...
Our past, present & future 01.06.2022 14:40
Psychiatry XR’s hosts provide their background in medical XR, how they currently work in the space, and what they hope you, our listener, gains from this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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