Background Several virtual reality (VR) applications for the understanding, assessment and
treatment of mental health problems have been developed in the last 10 years. The purpose …

Virtual environment (VE) technology is currently being used to treat phobias and other
psychological disorders. This chapter reports a brief collection of pioneering and current …

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 …

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of low-budget virtual reality
exposure versus exposure in vivo in a within-group design in 10 individuals suffering from …

The major goal of this research was to investigate the efficacy of virtual reality therapy (VRT)
in the treatment of the fear of public speaking. After an extensive two-stage screening …

This study describes how the level of graphical realism required in a virtual social simulation
setting can be therapeutically useful in reducing job interview anxiety through exposure. We …

In this paper, we investigate various machine learning classifiers used in our Virtual Reality
(VR) system for treating acrophobia. The system automatically estimates fear level based on …

The recent release of the Oculus Rift, originally developed for entertainment applications,
has reignited the interest of researchers and clinicians toward the use of head-mounted …

The goals of this study were twofold:(1) to investigate nonphobics' and phobics'
physiological response in virtual environments, and (2) to analyze the trend of phobics' …

Although there are several of reviews of technology in psychology, none to date has focused
on technological adjuncts for improving traditional face to face therapy. However …