Psychiatry XR

About 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 Neurology, Neuropsychiatry, and Lifestyle Medicine. She is also a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She is the Founder and Director of Stanford's Neurobehavioral Clinic and Virtual Reality & Immersive Technologies (VRIT) program and laboratory. She is also a leader and pioneer in telehealth services using XR. She's published numerous peer-reviewed articles and is a Cambridge and Oxford Press author about functional neurological disorders. She currently focuses on the use and dissemination of immersive technologies for telepsychiatry and its use in the augmentation of physiotherapy, psychotherapy, and skills acquisition. She treats a multitude of illness domains, including trauma, phobias, anxiety, pain, mood disorders, and somatic symptom-related disorders. Dr. Bullock also provides support and connects researchers, providers, and developers of immersive technology through the Stanford Psychiatry Immersive Technology Consortium (SPIT-C). Jessica Hagen is the Executive Editor of HIMSS Media outlet MobiHealthNews. Her current work focuses on the digital health sector, including transformation and innovation in the industry, investments, and partnerships. Her current and previous work includes covering the evolution of medical XR. She previously worked for the UK-based publication pharmaphorum, covering the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and general happenings within healthcare globally. She also reported on pharma’s use of medical XR, how immersive technology has progressed internationally, and what still needs to occur regarding developing widely accepted standards of evaluating virtual environments. Faaizah Arshad graduated from University of California, Los Angeles. She is interested in psychology, health equity, and leveraging technological innovations to improve patient outcomes. Thank you for choosing Psychiatry XR, and we hope you find each episode engaging and informative! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Psychiatry XR

Category

health & fitness · science · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jun 2022

Latest episode

15 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 38 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   15 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Viktor Samoilenko: Using VR therapy for psychiatric care in Ukraine

   Psychiatrist Viktor Samoilenko shares how Aspichi leverages VR therapy for scalable mental health support in Ukraine, offering crucial trauma relief.

2. 

   11 Jan 2026

   Peter Oykhman and Daniil Andreev: Integrating sound spice technology and AI into VR

   In this episode, Peter Oykhman and Daniil Andreev of PsyTech VR discuss the process of developing and scaling unique virtual reality experiences focused on helping individuals overcome anxieties, phobias, anger, stress, and PTSD. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   29 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Jonah Bryan: The Future of Behavioral Health Monitoring with Smart Glasses

   In this episode, Psychiatry XR welcomes Jonah Bryan, a recent Stanford Clinical Informatics Management graduate and a rising leader at the intersection of immersive technology, behavioral health, and artificial intelligence. Jonah shares his journey from early digital phenotyping research at UC San Diego to his latest work designing software for smart glasses that aim to detect and predict relapse in patients recovering from substance use disorders. Jonah has been an intern with the Psychiatry XR team since early 2025 and will be joining as a co-host of the podcast! His unique perspective, combining clinical research, product design, and an understanding of venture capital, positions him to help advance conversations across stakeholders in this space. He is especially looking forward to bringing early-stage investors onto the show to explore how we can accelerate innovation in medical extended reality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Inside a recent episode

Viktor Samoilenko: Using VR therapy for psychiatric care in Ukraine

Published 15 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] There is a very nice aspect of using VR technology for psychological rehabilitation. It is basically a factor of engagement. So when we are talking about the veterans or active duty soldiers, it's quite difficult to engage them into therapy and much simpler to offer them to try VR headset. Let's make five minutes. Let's see what will happen. And what is happening? That first step into therapy is already done. Moving forward. We do care about the younger generation. We are quite terrified with the quantity of drugs over to the younger generation and as well to the older people. So there are many, many, many work and it's extremely important for the health of nation, for the economy at the end. […]

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,792

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

32

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