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Neuroenhancement of Exposure Therapy in Anxiety Disorders [PDF]

AIMS Neuroscience, 2015
Although exposure-based treatments and anxiolytic medications are more effective than placebo for treating anxiety disorders, there is still considerable room for further improvement.
Stefan G. Hofmann, Elizabeth A. Mundy, Joshua Curtiss   +2 more
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Is Continued Improvement After Automated Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Spider Phobia Explained by Subsequent in-vivo Exposure? A First Test of the Lowered Threshold Hypothesis

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Consumer Virtual Reality (VR) technology offers a powerful, immersive medium for scalable dissemination of mental health interventions. Decades of research has shown VR exposure therapy to be efficacious in the treatment of anxiety disorders and that the
Philip Lindner, Philip Lindner, Peter Dafgård, Alexander Miloff, Gerhard Andersson, Gerhard Andersson, Gerhard Andersson, Lena Reuterskiöld, Lena Reuterskiöld, William Hamilton, Per Carlbring   +10 more
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Designing virtual reality exposure scenarios to treat anxiety in people with epilepsy: Phase 2 of the AnxEpiVR clinical trial

Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2023
Introduction: Anxiety in people with epilepsy (PwE) is characterized by distinct features related to having the condition and thus requires tailored treatment.
Samantha Lewis-Fung, Danielle Tchao, Hannah Gabrielle Gray, Hannah Gabrielle Gray, Emma Nguyen, Susanna Pardini, Susanna Pardini, Susanna Pardini, Laurence R. Harris, Dale Calabia, Dale Calabia, Lora Appel, Lora Appel, Lora Appel   +13 more
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Exposure to exposure: A protocol for leveraging exposure principles during training to address therapist-level barriers to exposure implementation

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
BackgroundExposure therapy is a highly effective but underutilized treatment for anxiety disorders. A primary contributor to its underutilization is therapist-level negative beliefs about its safety and tolerability for patients.
Joshua Kemp, Joshua Kemp, Kristen Benito, Kristen Benito, Jennifer Herren, Jennifer Herren, Zoe Brown, Hannah E. Frank, Hannah E. Frank, Jennifer Freeman, Jennifer Freeman   +10 more
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The Role of Expectancy Violation in Extinction Learning: A Two-Day Online Fear Conditioning Study

Clinical Psychology in Europe, 2023
[Background] Exposure therapy is at the core of the treatment of pathological anxiety. While the inhibitory learning model proposes a framework for the mechanisms underlying exposure therapy, in particular expectancy violation, causal evidence for its ...
Daniel Gromer, Lea K. Hildebrandt, Yannik Stegmann   +2 more
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Handheld or head-mounted? An experimental comparison of the potential of augmented reality for animal phobia treatment using smartphone and HoloLens 2

Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2022
Exposure therapy is an effective treatment for specific phobia that could be further enhanced through Augmented Reality, a novel technology that can facilitate implementation of gradual exposure and promote treatment acceptability.
Nele A. J. De Witte, Fien Buelens, Glen Debard, Bert Bonroy, Wout Standaert, Fernando Tarnogol, Tom Van Daele   +6 more
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Personalizing Virtual Reality for the Research and Treatment of Fear-Related Disorders: A Mini Review

Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2022
This mini review presents the current state of the art in studies on the personalization of virtual reality for basic research and treatment of fear-related disorders.
Kamilla Bergsnev, Ana Luisa Sánchez Laws   +1 more
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Patient and therapist experiences of exposure therapy for anxiety-related disorders in pregnancy: qualitative analysis of a feasibility trial of intensive versus weekly CBT

BJPsych Open, 2023
Background Approximately 15% of pregnant women experience anxiety disorders. Effective treatments exist but their acceptability during pregnancy, particularly exposure therapy, is not known.
Fiona L. Challacombe, Katherine Sabin, Samantha Jacobson, Rose Tinch-Taylor, Laura Potts, Ben Carter, Vanessa Lawrence   +6 more
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Modern psychological assistance technologies for internally displaced persons

Науковий вісник Мукачівського державного університету. Серія "Педагогіка та психологія", 2023
Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, many Ukrainians have fled their homes in search of safer places, thus the problem of developing convenient and effective methods of providing psychological support to the maximum number of citizens has ...
I. Bretsko, T. Shcherban, T. Yamchuk
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The Symbiosis of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy and Telemental Health: A Review

Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2022
Phobias and related anxiety are common and costly mental health disorders. Experts anticipate the prevalence of phobias will increase due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Exposure therapies have been established as effective and reliable treatments for anxiety,
Triton Ong, Hattie Wilczewski, Hiral Soni, Quinn Nisbet, Samantha R. Paige, Janelle F. Barrera, Janelle F. Barrera, Brandon M. Welch, Brandon M. Welch, Brian E. Bunnell, Brian E. Bunnell   +10 more
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