Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Bispebjerg And Frederiksberg Hospital

This study tested whether a special three-week program could improve thinking skills. Participants, including healthy adults and people with stable depression or bipolar disorder, spent time in a room with low oxygen levels (like being at high altitude) while doing brain-training…

This study tested a new way to help refugees suffering from PTSD and depression by combining standard mental health therapy with direct help for real-world problems like unemployment and language barriers. It involved 196 unemployed refugees in Denmark. Researchers compared the u…

This study tested whether a school-based program called Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) is practical and acceptable for 9th graders in Denmark. The program uses discussions, role-playing, and posters to teach students about mental health, coping skills, and suicide prevention.…

This study tested whether group education classes for family members of people with bipolar disorder could help improve the relatives' own mood stability and reduce their stress. About 200 relatives were randomly assigned to either take the classes right away or wait four months.…

This study tested whether a 4-week virtual reality (VR) brain training program could improve thinking skills and daily functioning in people with stable depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia. 62 participants were randomly assigned to receive either the active VR cognitiv…

This small pilot study tested whether a new virtual reality (VR) therapy could help reduce the negative symptoms of schizophrenia, like lack of motivation and social withdrawal. Thirty participants with schizophrenia were assigned to receive either 10 sessions of the VR therapy o…