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Virtual reality exposure treatment in phobias: a systematic review
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We compare the relative efficacy of virtual reality therapy exposure (VRET) versus in
vivo therapy exposure among individuals suffering from phobias. A systematic search
was completed up to 03 April 2020, using the following databases: ACM Digital Library,
ResearchGate, IEEE, Science Direct, MIT PressJournals, Center for Direct Scientific Com
munication (CCSD) and Mary Ann Liebert Publishers. Five authors searched the databases
using the following terms: Virtual Reality, Phobia, Mental health, Computing, Therapy,
HMD, CAVE, Virtual ambient, in virtuo, Avoidance, Exposure, VRET, in vivo, Anxiety,
Agoraphobia, Social Phobia, Stimuli, Cognitive–behaviour. All studies that evaluate the
effect of in virtuo exposure towards phobia rehabilitation were selected. By reviewing
the article, each author then applied the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and 30 articles
were selected. Data extracted included the number of samples, amount of sessions, study
variables that may affect the final outcome, therapy technology. The data provided was
synthesized using a meta-analysis based on the results. The results demonstrated a posi
tive outcome of Virtual Reality Exposure Treatment in the treatment of most phobias. In
contrast, some of these treatments did not work for a few specific phobias in which the
standard procedures were more effective. The findings suggest that for some specific pho
bias treatment, Virtual Reality Exposure Treatment does not reach the in vivo exposure
level of immersion and presence. Further research is needed to perform studies with higher
dimension samples, since many papers report a low sample size and that is probably why
many of them have inconclusive results.
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Specific phobias Exposure therapy Virtual reality Mental health computing Social phobia Cognitive-behavior therapy VRET Meta-analysis . Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia
Contexto Educativo
Citação
Freitas, J.R.S., Velosa, V.H.S., Abreu, L.T.N. et al. Virtual Reality Exposure Treatment in Phobias: a Systematic Review. Psychiatr Q 92, 1685–1710 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-021-09935-6
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC