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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

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +6 more
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Experiences of Gamified and Automated Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Spider Phobia: Qualitative Study

open access: yesJMIR Serious Games, 2020
BackgroundVirtual reality exposure therapy is an efficacious treatment of anxiety disorders, and recent research suggests that such treatments can be automated, relying on gamification elements instead of a real-life therapist directing treatment.
Lindner, Philip   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of the effectiveness of cognitive - behavioral therapy and virtual reality exposure therapy on fear of negative evaluative among adolescents with social anxiety disorder [PDF]

open access: yesمجله علوم روانشناختی, 2023
Background: Social anxiety disorder is one of the most common anxiety disorders. Fear of negative evaluation by others is one of the most important features of social anxiety disorder.
nazila razzaghi   +2 more
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Virtual Reality Heights Exposure and Its Impact on College Student’s Physiological Response and Emotional Condition

open access: yesGadjah Mada Journal of Professional Psychology, 2020
Various studies have been done to overcome excessive fear of heights. One way to overcome excessive fear of heights is to use exposure therapy. This study aimed to determine the effect of virtual reality heights exposure on physiological response and ...
Brillianda Resibisma, Neila Ramdhani
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of virtual reality-based cue exposure therapy on craving and physiological responses in alcohol-dependent patients-a randomised controlled trial

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2023
Background Cue exposure therapy is used to treat alcohol dependence. However, its effectiveness is controversial due to the limitations of the clinical treatment setting. Virtual reality technology may improve the therapeutic effect.
Junjun Zhang   +9 more
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Immersive Phobia Therapy through Adaptive Virtual Reality and Biofeedback

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
Phobias are a type of anxiety disorder characterized by severe fear of objects and situations. In recent years, virtual reality exposure therapy has emerged as a safer and more convenient method of treating phobias, with the same rate of success as ...
Alin Moldoveanu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy to Enhance Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Identifying Areas of Clinical Adoption and Potential Obstacles

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2019
Despite strong evidence of effectiveness, exposure therapy is an underutilized treatment for anxiety disorders at a time when effective treatment for anxiety is greatly needed.
Debra Boeldt   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The virtues of virtual reality in exposure therapy [PDF]

open access: yesBritish Journal of Psychiatry, 2017
SummaryVirtual reality can be more effective and less burdensome than real-life exposure. Optimal virtual reality delivery should incorporate in situ direct dialogues with a therapist, discourage safety behaviours, allow for a mismatch between virtual and real exposure tasks, and encourage self-directed real-life practice between and beyond virtual ...
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Development of an effective virtual environment in eliciting craving in adolescents and young adults with internet gaming disorder. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is a new disorder that warrants further investigation, as recently noted in the research criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.
Yu-Bin Shin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

An adaptation algorithm for personalised virtual reality exposure therapy

open access: yesComputer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 2022
Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in mental health problems. The lives of people suffering from an anxiety disorder can be severely impaired. Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) is an effective treatment, which immerses patients in a controlled Virtual Environment (VE).
Joris Heyse   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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