The Impact of Realistic Simulation on Psychiatric Education for Health Students and Professionals in Medicine and Nursing: A Systematic Review Felipe F. C. Passos, Karina M. Corrêa, Vinícius V. Soares, Gabriela S. Volpi, Gabriel L. Santos, et al. Clinical Teacher, 2026 Introduction Realistic simulation, including standardized patients, virtual reality and hybrid modalities, offers immersive and risk‐free environments for psychiatric training, yet its impact on learner outcomes remains unclear. This systematic review assesses how realistic simulation influences knowledge, skills and confidence in psychiatric education for healthcare students and professionals in medicine and nursing. Methods We followed PRISMA 2020 guidelines to search, screen and analyse articles in BVS, Embase, PUBMED and Scopus databases through 15 April 2025. We included quantitative studies with control groups that evaluated active, realistic simulation interventions in psychiatry. Four reviewers independently screened, extracted data and applied the JBI's critical appraisal tools, according to each study design to assess the trustworthiness, relevance and results of the published papers. Results Of 7690 records, eight studies met the inclusion criteria. Interventions spanned standardized patient encounters, video‐based mental status exams, 360° lived‐experience immersions, virtual‐reality self‐harm scenarios and cross‐professional OSCEs. Most studies reported significant improvements versus traditional methods in diagnostic reasoning, clinical assessment, communication, empathy and self‐reported confidence; one pilot found no between‐group differences despite positive learner feedback. All studies clearly described instruments and objectives, 50% employed randomized or matched controls, 100% targeted student learning, 88% discussed limitations and 75% detailed applicability to medical curricula. Conclusion Realistic simulation enhances multiple competencies in psychiatric education but is hampered by methodological heterogeneity and limited controlled designs. Standardized outcome measures, longitudinal follow‐up and exploration of emerging modalities are needed to optimize and validate their role in mental health training.
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Surge uma nova revista científica brasileira FM Shansis, AT Stein, D Rovaris, E Puga, J Herbert, L Nunes, RK Celeste Trends in Health Sciences 67 (1) , 2025 2025
Clinical emergencies in space: Challenges, achievements, and future trends T Russomano, L Rehnberg, V Pletser, MA dos Santos, J Herbert Precision Medicine for Long and Safe Permanence of Humans in Space, 251-271 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Desenvolvimento de sistema inteligente para identificação de riscos à saúde em voos comerciais R Meyer, MV Ambrosino, JS Herbert, T Russomano, R Gessinger Cadernos de Ensino e Pesquisa em Saúde 4, 68-88 , 2024 2024
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Aplicativos móveis para pacientes pós transplante de medula óssea: revisão integrativa K dos Santos Sanches, JS Herbert, EG Rabin Revista Recien-Revista Científica de Enfermagem 12 (38), 206-217 , 2022 2022
Usability evaluation of circRNA identification tools: Development of a heuristic-based framework and analysis G Bauer-Negrini, G Cordenonsi da Fonseca, C Gottfried, J Herbert COMPUTERS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 147 , 2022 2022 Citations: 6
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A framework to evaluate defect taxonomies D Vallespir, F Grazioli, J Herbert XV Congreso Argentino de Ciencias de La Computación , 2009 2009 Citations: 26
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Effectiveness and cost of verification techniques: Preliminary conclusions on five techniques D Vallespir, J Herbert 2009 Mexican International Conference on Computer Science, 264-271 , 2009 2009 Citations: 17
Métodos para a avaliação da qualidade de software JS Herbert UFRGS, Instituto de Informática , 1995 1995 Citations: 14
Effectiveness of five verification techniques D Vallespir, C Apa, S De León, R Robaina, J Herbert Proceedings of the XXVIII International Conference of the Chilean Computer … , 2009 2009 Citations: 11
Gamification vs. Teaching First Aid: What Is Being Produced by Science in The Area? RL Vancini, T Russomano, MS Andrade, CAB de Lira, B Knechtle, ... Health Nexus 1 (2), 71-82 , 2023 2023 Citations: 9
Development of a Digital Platform: A Perspective to Advance Space Telepharmacy MA Dos Santos, J Herbert, I Cinelli, JAL Burmann, VV Soares, ... IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology 4, 168-172 , 2023 2023 Citations: 6
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Towards a framework to compare formal experiments that evaluate verification techniques D Vallespir, S Moreno, C Bogado, J Herbert Proceedings of the Mexican International Conference in Computer Science 1 , 2009 2009 Citations: 5
Utilização do TSP para a Gerência de Equipes Nível 2 do CMMI SD Agnol, JS Herbert VI Simpósio Internacional de Melhoria de Processos de Software–Simpros, 107-118 , 2004 2004 Citations: 5
Teste cooperativo de software JS Herbert UFRGS , 1999 1999 Citations: 4
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Model for quality analysis of neonatal hearing screening software: Theory applied LS Vernier, J Dartora, J Herbert, SC Cazella, DC Levandowski International Journal of Medical Informatics 150, 104435 , 2021 2021 Citations: 3
MGPDI: modelo de gestión de la I+ D+ i en las organizaciones K Weber, JA Antonioni, R Melchionna, MT Villalobos, AMD Nascimento, ... 360: Revista de Ciencias de la Gestión, 16-29 , 2017 2017 Citations: 3
Patterns to Teach Software Testing to Non-developers J Herbert SugarLoafPLoP 16 Proceedings of the 11th Latin-American Conference on … , 2016 2016 Citations: 3
The Expert Opinion. CGP Bellini Journal of Global Information Technology Management 12 (2) , 2009 2009 Citations: 3
A framework to evaluate defect taxonomies V Diego, F Grazioli, J Herbert XV Congreso Argentino de Ciencias de La Computación , 2009 2009 Citations: 3
Utilizando ferramentas no processo de teste de software oo: Gerenciamento e distribuicao de tarefas J Herbert, AM de Alencar Price Proceedings of the 19th Congresso Nacional da Sociedade Brasileira de … , 1999 1999 Citations: 3
Estratégia de geração de dados de teste baseada na análise simbólica e dinâmica do programa JS de Herbert, AM de Alencar Price Simpósio Brasileiro de Engenharia de Software (SBES), 397-411 , 1997 1997 Citations: 3
Detect-S: an mHealth application to assist health professionals to identify suicide risk in hospitalized patients ET Andreotti, JR Ipuchima, MVL Pivetta, AG Arieta, SC Cazella, ... Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy 43 (3), 200-206 , 2021 2021 Citations: 2