KR100914880B1 - order-made and aversive-typed virtual reality treatment method for alcohol patients and the storage medium recording the method and readable by computer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention can maximize the therapeutic effect by virtually realizing a unique drinking environment through the virtual reality and the multi-sensory implementation device to give a more drunk urge to drink alcohol impulses using a multi-sensory implementation device The present invention relates to a customized virtual environment aversion treatment for alcoholic patients.

Customized virtual environment aversive treatment method for alcoholism patients of the present invention is a virtual reality library DB that stores various types of virtual reality library for drinking behavior possible in reality, various video files for the alcoholism treatment process is stored It is made on the basis of a database consisting of a video file DB and an audio file DB storing various audio files necessary for the alcoholism treatment process, the muscle relaxation video file stored in the video file DB or the audio file DB for muscle relaxation Or (a) outputting an audio file; (B) a step of importing various virtual environment libraries stored in the virtual reality library DB based on a patient's actual drinking behavior and constructing the virtual drinking environment of the patient and outputting the virtual drinking environment; And (c) importing and outputting a video file or audio file for aversive stimulation stored in a file DB or the audio file DB.

Description

Order-made and aversive-typed virtual reality treatment method for alcohol patients and the storage medium, including a method and system for providing a customized virtual environment for alcoholic patients and a program for performing the method. recording the method and readable by computer}

The present invention relates to a computer-readable recording medium containing a customized virtual environment aversion treatment system and a program for performing the method for alcoholism patients, in particular through the virtual reality and multi-sensory device for alcoholism patients Customized virtual environment aversive treatment method and system for alcoholism patients who have virtually implemented a unique drinking environment to induce a more vivid drinking impulse and then give the aversive stimulus using a multisensory device to maximize the therapeutic effect And it relates to a computer-readable recording medium containing a program for performing this method.

According to a 2001 report by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the number of reported cases of adult alcoholism is reported to be 3.5 million people, and about one quarter of the population, including the affected family, is suffering from alcohol. In addition, according to the 2005 Statistical Office, the number one cause of death among men in their 40s and 50s is liver disease, and the socioeconomic loss caused by drinking alcohol reaches about 22 trillion (3% of GDP). It is a huge amount exceeding 20.80 trillion dollars in defense expenses, and the national countermeasures are urgently needed.

Current treatments for alcoholism include drug therapy, psychotherapy, AA (Alcoholic Anonymous), alcohol education and recurrence prevention programs, and family therapy. It can be divided into detoxification and alcohol cravings. However, in fact, the regression rate of patients discharged after hospitalization in Korea shows that 50% relapses within one month and 81.2% within six months (Kang et al., Jan. 2006, Neuropsychiatric Medicine). The alcohol program alone is still limiting the effectiveness of treatments, so the development of new alcohol treatments is emerging as an urgent challenge.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, through the virtual reality and the multi-sensory implementation device to virtually implement a unique drinking environment to the individual with alcoholism patients to cause a more vivid drinking impulse after using the multisensory implementation device The purpose of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable recording medium containing a customized virtual environment aversive treatment method and a program for performing the method for alcoholism patients to maximize the therapeutic effect.

Customized virtual environment aversion treatment method for alcoholism patients of the present invention for achieving the above object is a virtual reality library DB that stores various types of virtual reality library for drinking behavior possible in reality, alcohol addiction treatment process It is made on the basis of a database consisting of a video file DB, which stores various video files, and an audio file DB, which stores various audio files necessary for the alcoholism treatment process, to the video file DB or the audio file DB for muscle relaxation. (A) outputting the stored muscle relaxation video file or audio file; (B) a step of importing various virtual environment libraries stored in the virtual reality library DB based on a patient's actual drinking behavior and constructing the virtual drinking environment of the patient and outputting the virtual drinking environment; And (c) importing and outputting a video file or audio file for aversive stimulation stored in a file DB or the audio file DB.

In the above-described configuration, it is preferable to emit together the aromatic aroma for relaxation of mind and body in the step (a). Meanwhile, at least one virtual reality library is stored in the virtual reality library DB by alcohol type, snack type, place type, time type, or person type, and the virtual drinking environment construction in the step (b) is the type. At least one or more of the virtual reality library in some or all of the may be performed by loading from the virtual reality library DB. In the step (c), the video file or the audio file for inducing aversive stimulation is preferably an image or sound for vomiting or death caused by drinking, and furthermore, in step (c), olfactory stimulation associated with vomiting or death, It is preferable to perform taste stimulation or tactile stimulation together.

On the other hand, the present invention also provides a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for performing the above-described method is recorded.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a customized virtual environment aversion treatment method for alcoholism patients and a program for performing the method is described in detail a preferred embodiment of a computer-readable recording medium.

1 is an overall block diagram of a customized virtual environment aversion treatment system for alcoholism patients of the present invention, Figure 2 is a state diagram of a customized virtual environment aversion treatment system for alcoholism patients according to an embodiment of the present invention. . As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the virtual environment aversion treatment system for alcoholism patients of the present invention is implemented on the physical space 200, such as a hospital or rehabilitation treatment facility, large virtual environment aversion treatment program is mounted Image output device 10 and sound output device 20 for outputting various images and sounds related to muscle relaxation, virtual drinking environment, and aversion treatment, respectively, based on the old computer 100, and tactile sensation with respect to muscle relaxation or aversion treatment Various output devices such as the tactile stimulation device 30 and the olfactory stimulation device 40 for generating the stimulus and the olfactory stimulation, respectively, and the output interface 80 for interfacing the transmission of signals between the output device and the computer 100, the present invention. The keyboard 60, the mouse 70 and the joystick 75 for inputting or setting matters related to the disgust treatment to the computer 100 and the patient A to determine the degree of muscle relaxation or the treatment effect. Or it can comprise an input interface 90 which interfaces the transmission of signals between various wearing living body signal detector 40, an input device and an input device to the computer 100, including the are.

In the above-described configuration, the audio output device 20 may be implemented as a conventional speaker, and may be implemented as a multi-channel speaker, for example, a 5.1-channel speaker system capable of generating stereo sound to maximize the sound effect. . The image output device 10 may be simply implemented as a computer monitor, but in order to maximize the therapeutic effect, a beam projector that outputs a planar beam image or a stereoscopic beam image through a screen 210 installed in front of the treatment room 200 or It is preferable to implement the head mounted display (HMD).

The tactile stimulation device 30 generates all tactile stimuli that can be used to multiply the aversive stimulus as well as the visual or auditory aversive stimulus. It may be implemented as a vibration generator. Here, the vibration generator may be installed in the seat or the back of the chair 230 in which the patient sits, the ultrasonic generator may be installed in place of the treatment room (200). The olfactory stimulating device 40 is mainly used in muscle relaxation and aversive stimulation process, in which the muscles and aromas produce an aromatic scent that relaxes and stabilizes the mind and body, for example, a unique scent similar to actual vomiting in the aversive stimulation process. For example, it is preferable to generate lactic acid bacteria (Tibet lactic acid bacteria) fermented milk aroma. The olfactory stimulating device 40 may include a heater for burning a solid or liquid fragrance source or a blowing fan for dispersing the generated aroma in the air. Of course, this olfactory stimulation device 40 may be implemented as an independent natural or artificial fragrance source. The biosignal detector 40 may include, for example, an electroencephalogram, an electrocardiogram, a blood pressure or a pulse meter. The output interface 80 and the input interface 90 may be implemented with, for example, a USB interface (hub).

Next, the computer 100 system of the present invention may be implemented as a general-purpose personal computer, the hardware configuration of which is a microprocessor 100 as a central processing unit (CPU), RAM (Random Access) Memory), a memory controller 120 for controlling the memory of the main memory device 150, a graphics controller 125 having graphics memory to handle various graphics processes, an input interface 90, and an output. I / O controller 130 for controlling the input / output of data through the interface 80, network controller 140, such as a LAN card that supports remote communication, such as Internet connection, and the virtual environment aversion treatment program of the present invention It may be made including a hard disk 160 mounted.

In the above-described configuration, the hard disk 160 includes an aversion treatment program 164 and an aversion treatment program that operate on the basis of an operating system of the computer 100, for example, an operating system 162 such as Microsoft's Windows XT series. Database 166 that systematically stores various data necessary for 164 is stored. The aversion treatment program 164 is a virtual reality editing module 164b for realizing and displaying the virtual reality suitable for the individual drinking environment of the patient, various bio-signals input from the bio-signal detector 40, for example, EEG, ECG, It may include a bio-signal analysis module 164c for analyzing the blood pressure or pulse and outputting it as a numerical value or a graph and an integrated management module 164a for managing the aversive treatment program 164 integrally.

The database 166 is a virtual reality library DB (166a) that stores a detailed virtual reality library, such as the alcohol drinking environment of the patient, for example, alcohol type, snack type, place type, time type or personnel type, muscle relaxation or The audio file DB 166b and the video file DB 166c which store various audio files and video files related to the aversive treatment, respectively, may be included. Here, the type of liquor may be, for example, shochu, beer, liquor, bomb or makgeolli, and the place type may be a stand, a meathouse, a sushi restaurant or a house, and the type of snacks may be a variety of meat or It can be subdivided into fish or aquaculture, Korean food, etc., and the time type can be subdivided into early evening, late night, or dawn time, and the personnel type can be subdivided into individual, school alumni, club members, company colleagues or business people. There will be.

On the other hand, the customized virtual environment aversion treatment system of the present invention can be proceeded in the order of the muscle relaxation process, virtual drinking environment exposure process and aversive stimulation process, each therapist can proceed to the next process arbitrarily. In addition, after completion of the virtual drinking environment exposure process or aversive stimulation process can be returned to the muscle relaxation process according to the patient's condition. The degree of symptom improvement can be determined by the therapist by referring to the subjective cravings of drinking and objective data such as EEG, electrocardiogram, blood pressure or pulse rate. When symptoms improve, it proceeds to another virtual drinking environment, and in this case, the treatment process also proceeds in the order of muscle relaxation, exposure to virtual drinking environment, and aversive stimulation process.

 Figure 3 is a flow chart showing a customized virtual environment aversion treatment method for alcoholism patients of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, first, in step S10, it is inquired whether a current treatment step of a patient has been input. Accordingly, the contents of the virtual drinking environment or aversive stimulus described later may be changed. Such a treatment step can, for example, divide the patient's condition into a plurality of stages according to the severity, and subdivide each stage into a plurality of treatment stages.

As a result of the determination in step S10, if the treatment step is not entered, step S10d is repeatedly performed, whereas if entered, the process proceeds to step S20 again to determine whether a virtual drinking environment suitable for the patient and the current treatment step is set. As described above, it is determined whether detailed libraries for alcohol type, snack type, place type, time type or person type according to the actual drinking environment of the patient are set. That is, the alcoholic beverage type is shochu, the snack type is the eel, the place type may be set to stand. Of course, this step may be performed immediately before step S50 described later.

As a result of the determination in step S20, if the virtual drinking environment of the patient is not set, step S20 is repeatedly performed, but if it is set, after storing it, the control proceeds to step S30 to provide various output devices and stimulation devices for muscle relaxation. For example, the image output device 10 outputs a peaceful landscape or object implemented as a video or virtual environment, and at the same time or at a time difference, the sound output device 20 helps to stabilize the mind. The music and sound output to give, and at the same time or at the same time through the olfactory stimulation device 40 can release an aromatic scent to relax and stabilize the mind and body.

Next, in step S40, it is determined whether the muscle relaxation process is completed. If not, the process continues with step S30, whereas if it is completed, the process proceeds to step S50 and the virtual drinking environment set in step S20 is the virtual reality library DB The image output device 10 is driven and displayed after being constructed by reading from 166a. In this process, the sound output device 20 may be driven to output sound suitable for the virtual drinking environment. Subsequently, in step S60, it is determined whether the process of exposing the virtual drinking environment is completed. If the process is not completed, step S50 is repeated. If the process is completed, the process proceeds to step 70. The device 20 or the tactile stimulation device 30 or the olfactory stimulation device 40 is driven. The aversive stimulus in this step S70 is a therapeutic stimulus to reduce the impulse for drinking, through the image output device 10 to take a photograph, video or virtual environment composed of aversive themes, for example vomiting and its vomit Videos related to the person's death, such as a video, a video of a ridiculous mistake or staggering, or a scene of vomiting blood after a continuous diet, and then a tube, and a picture of yourself, are displayed for visual stimulation. Can be. At the same time, the sound output device 20 may also output an unpleasant sound or sound related to a hateful subject, that is, a sound of vomiting in synchronization with a vomiting video, a sound of singing in synchronization with a video of death, or a sound of a coffin being opened. The back may be output for auditory stimulation. Furthermore, the olfactory stimulation device 40 can also be used to create an aversive stimulus. For example, it emits the smell that occurs when vomiting in synchronization with the vomiting video, that is, the fragrance of lactic acid bacteria (Tibet lactic acid bacteria) fermented milk, You can also emit a smell of incense. The tactile stimulation device 30 may generate ultrasonic waves or vibrations that do not harm the human body. In addition, if the patient is ingested in a small amount of contents that can cause discomfort associated with the aversive theme, but not harmful to the human body, for example, lactic acid bacteria fermented milk (Tibet lactic acid bacteria) can be a true aversive stimulus through the five senses.

3, in step S80, the data input from the biosignal detector 40 is analyzed and displayed, whereby the therapist can confirm the current treatment effect on the patient. In step S90, it is determined whether the symptom is improved. If the symptom is improved, the program is terminated after the current treatment step is saved in step S100. If not, the program according to the current treatment step is proceeded to step S30. It will be repeated.

The customized virtual environment aversive treatment method for the alcoholic patient of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be modified in various ways within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. For example, the virtual aversive treatment program of the present invention may be carried out via the Internet for a remote place, for example, at home, although it is subject to limitations such as tactile stimulation or olfactory stimulation. It could be sold and run in an independent computer environment. In addition, a more realistic virtual drinking environment may be reproduced by substituting a photograph of a patient into a virtual environment or introducing a real object such as a wine glass.

As described above, the customized virtual environment aversive treatment method for the alcoholic patient of the present invention and a program for performing the method is recorded according to the computer-readable recording medium exhibits the following actions / effects.

First, according to the system of the present invention, even if you do not go to the actual bottle or go to the bar, you can feel the impulse for drinking in a virtual environment similar to the real one, especially because the multiple senses using the visual, auditory and olfactory are mobilized. Impulse can be implemented. In particular, since the treatment is carried out in a virtual environment, the same situation can be repeated indefinitely, and the problem of safety related to drinking can be overcome because it is not exposed to the actual drinking environment.

Second, the alcohol-related environment may be different for each patient, and may show a big difference depending on how similar the impulse of drinking is to the actual situation. According to the system of the present invention, the existing uniform virtual reality is implemented. Unlike the method, it is possible to maximize the treatment effect because the patients can individually select and treat various drinking-related types.

Third, according to the system of the present invention, Pavlov's classical conditioning suggests a theoretical basis, ie, past vomiting after inducing an impulse for drinking if an alcoholic patient has unpleasant memories, such as vomiting in the past. Aversive therapy using the five senses to reduce drinking urges and related problem behaviors by aversive reactions, even if the situation of drinking is combined with past unpleasant experiences by continuously exposing the scene or food It is safe and maximizes the therapeutic effect. That is, in the past, as a method for treating alcohol aversion, various methods such as electric shock, narcotic drug administration, and disulfiram were used, and excellent treatment effects have been reported through several clinical trials. Fatal side-effects and human rights violations that can harm and even threaten life have emerged as major weaknesses. However, according to the system of the present invention, since the aversive stimulus is generated using all five senses such as sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch without being harmful to the human body, it is possible to exert a therapeutic effect superior to a single stimulus.

1 is an overall block diagram of a customized virtual environment aversion treatment system for alcoholism patients of the present invention,

2 is an installation state diagram of a customized virtual environment aversion treatment system for alcoholism patients according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing a customized virtual environment aversion treatment method for alcoholism patients of the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ***

10: image output device, 20: audio output device,

30: tactile stimulation device, 40: olfactory stimulation device,

50: biosignal detector, 60: keyboard,

70: mouse, 75: joystick,

80: output interface, 90: input interface,

100: computer, 110: microprocessor,

120: memory controller, 125: graphics controller,

130: I / O controller, 140: network controller,

150: main memory device, 160: hard disk,

162: operating system, 164: aversion program,

164a: integrated management module, 164b: virtual reality editing module,

164c: biosignal analysis module, 166: database,

166a: virtual reality library DB, 166b: audio file DB,

166c: video file DB, 200: treatment room,

210: screen, 230: therapy chair,

A: Patient

Claims (7)

Virtual reality library DB that stores various types of virtual reality libraries for drinking behavior possible in reality, video file DB that stores various video files for alcoholism treatment process, and various audio files for alcoholism treatment process When the image output device, the audio output device, and the olfactory stimulation device, which output various images and sounds related to the virtual drinking environment and the aversion stimulus, are connected to the computer equipped with the database consisting of the audio file DB and the virtual environment aversion treatment program, respectively. Performed by the computer, (A) outputting a muscle relaxation video file or an audio file stored in the video file DB or the audio file DB through an image output device or an audio output device for muscle relaxation; (B) importing various virtual environment libraries stored in the virtual reality library DB based on the actual drinking behavior of the patient and constructing the virtual drinking environment of the patient and outputting them through an image output device or an audio output device; and In order to induce aversion to drinking, the vomiting video file or the audio file stored in the video file DB or the audio file DB is imported and output through an image output device or an audio output device, and at the same time an olfactory stimulation device (C) a step of performing olfactory or taste stimulation by Tibetan lactic acid bacteria for reminiscent of vomiting. The method of claim 1, The method of providing a customized virtual environment and aversive stimulation for alcoholism patients, characterized in that in step (a) by operating the olfactory stimulation device to relax the mind and body to emit aroma aroma. The method of claim 2, At least one virtual reality library is stored in the virtual reality library DB by alcohol type, snack type, place type, time type or person type, The virtual drinking environment construction in the step (b) is a customized virtual for alcoholism patients, characterized in that the at least one or more of the virtual reality library in the type or all of the type is loaded in the virtual reality library DB How to Provide Environmental and Hate Stimulation. The method of claim 3, wherein In the step (c), in order to cause an aversion to drinking, an additional video file or audio file associated with death stored in the video file DB or the audio file DB is additionally loaded through an image output device or an audio output device. Method for providing a customized virtual environment and aversive stimulation for alcoholism patients, characterized in that the output. delete A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 4. Image output device for outputting a variety of images associated with muscle relaxation, virtual drinking environment and aversion stimulation; A sound output device for outputting various sounds associated with muscle relaxation, virtual drinking environment, and aversion stimulation; Olfactory stimulating device for generating aroma for muscle relaxation or aversive olfactory stimulation, and Virtual Reality Library DB, which stores various types of virtual reality libraries for drinking behavior in reality, and a database consisting of a video file DB and an audio file DB, which store various video files and audio files necessary for the treatment of alcoholism. In the present state, the muscle relaxation video file or the audio file stored in the video file DB or the audio file DB for muscle relaxation is outputted through the image output device or the audio output device, After loading the virtual environment library stored in the virtual reality library DB based on the virtual drinking environment of the patient and output through the image output device or the sound output device, to induce an aversion to alcohol Video file DB or image The olfactory stimulation apparatus is loaded with the vomiting association video file or the audio file stored in the audio file DB and output through the image output device or the audio output device, and at the same time, the Tibetan lactic acid bacteria fragrance for vomiting association is generated. A virtual environment and aversion irritation providing system for alcoholism patients, including a computer device for controlling.