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The Effectiveness of Self-Guided Virtual-Reality Exposure Therapy for Public-Speaking Anxiety

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Objectives: Self-guided virtual-reality exposure therapy (VRET) is a psychological intervention that enables a person to increase their own exposure to perceived threat.
P. Premkumar, N. Heym, D. Brown, S. Battersby, A. Sumich, Bethany Huntington, Rosie C Daly, Eva Zysk   +7 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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A Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Virtual Reality and In Vivo Exposure Therapy as Psychological Interventions for Public Speaking Anxiety

Behavior Modification, 2021
Public speaking anxiety (PSA) is a prevalent condition with disabling occupational, educational, and social consequences. Exposure therapy is a commonly utilized approach for treating PSA.
R. Reeves, D. Curran, Amanda Gleeson, D. Hanna   +3 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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Meta-analysis of virtual reality exposure therapy for social anxiety disorder

Psychological Medicine, 2021
Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) for social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a new technology-based form of exposure therapy that uses computer-generated virtual social envir-onments as a means of systematically exposing patients to feared stimuli.
N. Morina, Isabel L. Kampmann, P. Emmelkamp, C. Barbui, T. Hoppen   +4 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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Sleep enhances exposure therapy [PDF]

Psychological Medicine, 2013
BackgroundSleep benefits memory consolidation. Here, we tested the beneficial effect of sleep on memory consolidation following exposure psychotherapy of phobic anxiety.MethodA total of 40 individuals afflicted with spider phobia according to DSM-IV underwent a one-session virtual reality exposure treatment and either slept for 90 min or stayed awake ...
Kleim, Birgit, Wilhelm, F H, Temp, L, Margraf, J, Wiederhold, B K, Rasch, Björn   +5 more
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Ludic and Narrative Immersion in Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy to Animal Phobias: A Systematic Literature Review

Virtual Worlds, 2023
In the context of therapeutic exposure to phobias, virtual reality (VR) offers innovative ways to motivate patients to confront their fears, an opportunity not feasible in traditional non-digital settings.
Silvino Martins, Mário Vairinhos
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