Mar 26, 20191 min read

WEEK2

Updated: Apr 2, 2019

Popular Media Scan & competitive analysis in process.

Insight:

Through popular media scan, I observed how artist can contribute to the mental health issues through art installation exhibitions.
Art installation for mental health can provide an environment for the audience to self-reflection, revoke feelings with others, escape from reality and relaxing in the environment.
Virtual reality has potential to use as a treatment for various mental health problems.
People can avoid serious mental health problems through natural ways.

Data point from popular media scan:

1.Virtual reality has been explored for several decades as a treatment for various conditions including anxiety, PTSD, and phobias. Often, researchers use virtual reality devices to immerse patients in virtual exposure therapy, a form of behavior therapy where patients are exposed to feared or traumatic experiences. As advancements make this technology more affordable, virtual reality will be much more accessible to clinicians and patients. Read through the slideshow to see how virtual reality is being used in psychiatry.

Compiled by Hannah Dellabella.

https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/interactive-media-for-mental-health/slideshow/2591/

2. 10 Natural depression treatments: get in a routine, set goals, exercise, eat healthy, get enough sleep, take on responsibilities, challenge negative thoughts, check with doctors before taking supplements, do something new and try to have fun.

https://www.webmd.com/depression/features/natural-treatments#1

3. A survey looking at how social networking sites affect young people’s mental health has found most have more negative than positive effects – with Instagram ranked the most detrimental.

https://www.communitypractitioner.co.uk/news/2017/07/instagram-ranked-worst-young-peoples-mental-health-report-finds

4. An art installation that improves mental health

Sharon Howard-Butler and Brit Till