Virtual reality in the assessment, understanding, and treatment of mental health disorders

D Freeman, S Reeve, A Robinson, A Ehlers… - Psychological …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Mental health problems are inseparable from the environment. With virtual reality (VR),
computer-generated interactive environments, individuals can repeatedly experience their …

The efficacy of virtual reality exposure therapy for PTSD symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis

W Deng, D Hu, S Xu, X Liu, J Zhao, Q Chen… - Journal of affective …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) for PTSD is an emerging treatment of
remarkable promise, but its efficacy and safety are still unclear. Our aim was to investigate …

[图书][B] Handbook of virtual environments: Design, implementation, and applications

KS Hale, KM Stanney - 2014 - books.google.com
This second edition of a bestseller presents systematic and extensive coverage of the
primary areas of research and development within VE technology. It brings together a …

[图书][B] Internet computing

A Sunyaev, A Sunyaev - 2020 - Springer
The Internet is a success story. Over the past few decades, its value to individuals,
organizations, and society has become more profound than most of us could ever have …

Virtual reality in psychotherapy

G Riva - Cyberpsychology & behavior, 2005 - liebertpub.com
Virtual reality (VR) has recently emerged as a potentially effective way to provide general
and specialty health care services, and appears poised to enter mainstream psychotherapy …

Virtual reality in the treatment of spider phobia: a controlled study

A Garcia-Palacios, H Hoffman, A Carlin… - Behaviour research and …, 2002 - Elsevier
This study explored whether virtual reality (VR) exposure therapy was effective in the
treatment of spider phobia. We compared a treatment condition vs. a waiting list condition in …

An experiment on public speaking anxiety in response to three different types of virtual audience

DP Pertaub, M Slater, C Barker - Presence, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes an experiment to assess the anxiety responses of people giving 5 min.
presentations to virtual audiences consisting of eight male avatars. There were three …

Virtual reality exposure therapy of anxiety disorders: A review

M Krijn, PMG Emmelkamp, RP Olafsson… - Clinical psychology …, 2004 - Elsevier
Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) is an altered form of behavioral therapy and may be
a possible alternative to standard in vivo exposure. Virtual reality integrates real-time …

Virtual reality treatment versus exposure in vivo: a comparative evaluation in acrophobia

PMG Emmelkamp, M Krijn, AM Hulsbosch… - Behaviour research and …, 2002 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of low-budget virtual reality
(VR) exposure versus exposure in vivo in a between-group design in 33 patients suffering …

Better, virtually: the past, present, and future of virtual reality cognitive behavior therapy

P Lindner - International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 2021 - Springer
Virtual reality (VR) is an immersive technology capable of creating a powerful, perceptual
illusion of being present in a virtual environment. VR technology has been used in cognitive …