A literature overview of virtual reality (VR) in treatment of psychiatric disorders: recent advances and limitations

MJ Park, DJ Kim, U Lee, EJ Na, HJ Jeon - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In this paper, we conduct a literature survey on various virtual reality (VR) treatments in
psychiatry. We collected 36 studies that used VR to provide clinical trials or therapies for …

The use of virtual reality technology in the treatment of anxiety and other psychiatric disorders

JL Maples-Keller, BE Bunnell, SJ Kim… - Harvard review of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Virtual reality (VR) allows users to experience a sense of presence in a computer-generated,
three-dimensional environment. Sensory information is delivered through a head-mounted …

Neuroscience of virtual reality: from virtual exposure to embodied medicine

G Riva, BK Wiederhold, F Mantovani - … , behavior, and social …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Is virtual reality (VR) already a reality in behavioral health? To answer this question, a meta-
review was conducted to assess the meta-analyses and systematic and narrative reviews …

Automated psychological therapy using immersive virtual reality for treatment of fear of heights: a single-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial

D Freeman, P Haselton, J Freeman… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Engaging, interactive, and automated virtual reality (VR) treatments might help
solve the unmet needs of individuals with mental health disorders. We tested the efficacy of …

Recent progress in virtual reality exposure therapy for phobias: a systematic review

C Botella, J Fernández-Álvarez, V Guillén… - Current psychiatry …, 2017 - Springer
This review is designed to systematically examine the available evidence about virtual
reality exposure therapy's (VRET) efficacy for phobias, critically describe some of the most …

[HTML][HTML] Recommendations for methodology of virtual reality clinical trials in health care by an international working group: iterative study

B Birckhead, C Khalil, X Liu, S Conovitz, A Rizzo… - JMIR mental …, 2019 - mental.jmir.org
Background: Therapeutic virtual reality (VR) has emerged as an efficacious treatment
modality for a wide range of health conditions. However, despite encouraging outcomes …

Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders

MA Katzman, P Bleau, P Blier, P Chokka, K Kjernisted… - BMC psychiatry, 2014 - Springer
Background Anxiety and related disorders are among the most common mental disorders,
with lifetime prevalence reportedly as high as 31%. Unfortunately, anxiety disorders are …

Specific phobias

WW Eaton, OJ Bienvenu, B Miloyan - The Lancet Psychiatry, 2018 - thelancet.com
Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent mental disorders, but the subcategory of
specific phobias has not been well studied. Phobias involve both fear and avoidance. For …

Janet H. Murray, Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace (New York: The Free Press, 1997), 324 pp. ISBN 0-684-82723-9

J Higgins - Convergence, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
Not many in the humanities are listening to the brain scientists, however. Such a mechanistic
view of the human imagination seems cold; it robs the world's great literature of genius …

Why many clinical psychologists are resistant to evidence-based practice: Root causes and constructive remedies

SO Lilienfeld, LA Ritschel, SJ Lynn, RL Cautin… - Clinical psychology …, 2013 - Elsevier
Psychotherapists are taught that when a client expresses resistance repeatedly, they must
understand and address its underlying sources. Yet proponents of evidence-based practice …