Could virtual reality be effective in treating children with phobias?

Bouchard, Stéphane

doi:10.1586/ern.10.196

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“…Names of typical presence questionnaires, such as Independent Television Commission (ITC) - Sense of Presence Inventory (ITC-SOPI) [21], Igroup Presence Questionnaire (IPQ) [16], Slater-Usoh-Steed Questionnaire (SUS) [17], [18] and Presence Questionnaire (PQ) [19], [20], were additionally used as search terms in Scopus. The references from recent meta-analyses, and systematic reviews on virtual reality exposure therapy [7]–[10], [29]–[36] were further screened for potentially relevant publications. Finally, papers in the International Conference Series on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies (ECDVRAT) were also screened for potentially relevant publications.…”

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A Meta-Analysis on the Relationship between Self-Reported Presence and Anxiety in Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Anxiety Disorders

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In virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) for anxiety disorders, sense of presence in the virtual environment is considered the principal mechanism that enables anxiety to be felt. Existing studies on the relation between sense of presence and level of anxiety, however, have yielded mixed results on the correlation between the two. In this meta-analysis, we reviewed publications on VRET for anxiety that included self-reported presence and anxiety. The comprehensive search of the literature identified 33 publications with a total of 1196 participants. The correlation between self-reported sense of presence and anxiety was extracted and meta-analyzed. Potential moderators such as technology characteristics, sample characteristics including age, gender and clinical status, disorder characteristics and study design characteristics such as measurements were also examined. The random effects analysis showed a medium effect size for the correlation between sense of presence and anxiety (r = .28; 95% CI: 0.18–0.38). Moderation analyses revealed that the effect size of the correlation differed across different anxiety disorders, with a large effect size for fear of animals (r = .50; 95% CI: 0.30–0.66) and a no to small effect size for social anxiety disorder (r = .001; 95% CI: −0.19–0.19). Further, the correlation between anxiety and presence was stronger in studies with participants who met criteria for an anxiety disorder than in studies with a non-clinical population. Trackers with six degrees of freedom and displays with a larger field of view resulted in higher effect sizes, compared to trackers with three degrees of freedom and displays with a smaller field of view. In addition, no difference in effect size was found for the type of presence measurement and the type of anxiety measurement. This meta-analysis confirms the positive relation between sense of presence and anxiety and demonstrates that this relation can be affected by various moderating factors.

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A Meta-Analysis on the Relationship between Self-Reported Presence and Anxiety in Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Anxiety Disorders

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“…Adherence to universal prevention programs and sustained efforts to master new skills may be challenged by motivational issues in children and their parents. New methods that rely on computer technologies (Bouchard, 2011) may increase children's interest toward the use of CBT treatment and prevention tools. In the meantime, it is hoped that by focusing on strategies to cope with various stressors instead of dysfunctional anxiety, Dominique's handy tricks program will stir interests in children.…”

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Using Stories to Prevent Anxiety Disorders in a School Context: Dominique’s Handy Tricks Program

Gervais¹,

Bouchard²,

Gagnier³

2011

Different Views of Anxiety Disorders

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“…VR Exposure Therapy (VRET) has been previously assessed in an empirical and theoretical manner as an appropriate technique for treating specific phobias (Botella et al, 2017;Morina et al, 2015;Krijn et al;. VRET has been used for arachnophobia (Miloff et al, 2016;Garcia-Palacios et al, 2002;Morina et al, 2015), acrophobia (Krijn et al, 2004;Morina et al, 2015), flight phobia (Botella et al, 2004;Rothbaum et al, 2000;Rothbaum et al, 1997), dental phobia , fear of falling (Levy et al, 2016), claustrophobia (Botella et al, 2000) and for social anxiety (Ben-Moussa et al, 2017;Bouchard, 2011). There is also a Spanish Company called Virtualret, which markets virtual reality systems designed to treat different type of phobias (public speaking, flight phobia, acrophobia, phobia to blood or injections, claustrophobia, animal phobias, etc.…”

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Design and Implementation of a Virtual Reality System for Treating Highway Phobias: VRStreet

Fuentes¹,

Nieto²,

Melis³

et al. 2018

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To feel fear in a specific situation is a normal human experience, however, when this fear or aversion becomes excessive and disrupts the day to day life of an individual, it is said the person suffers from a type of anxiety disorder called phobia. One common type of treatment for phobias is exposure therapy (professionals expose the patient gradually to the feared object or situation).The objective of this paper is to implement a Virtual Reality system that simulates a real highway environment which allows to treat patients affected by highway phobias in a safe place.In cooperation with psychologists and psychiatrists, an action protocol was conducted to create and recreate the variables of the virtual environment to which the patient will be subjected to. Once this was completed, a Virtual Reality application was made that simulates a realistic highway which includes exits, overpasses, underpasses, and tunnels, among others.This hardware/software system will include Oculus Rift DK2 VR glasses in order to create an immersive environment that the patient can consider real and who will be able to interact with it. The performance of the vehicle was programmed through physical responses similar to reality as well as techniques of artificial intelligence in the vehicles that will interact with the one controlled by the patient. Also, this system includes a steering wheel, pedals, and a gearshift (manual or automatic).We think that this system will contribute to treating highway phobias, allowing the psychiatrist or psychologist to carry out therapy in an appropriate manner and through the support of technology the professional will have the ability to simulate the anxiogenic environment in a realistic manner so as to achieve effective treatment. In a future work, we must quantify the possible benefits of this type of VR system in phobia patients.

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Could virtual reality be effective in treating children with phobias?

Cited by 39 publications

References 24 publications

A Meta-Analysis on the Relationship between Self-Reported Presence and Anxiety in Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Anxiety Disorders

A Meta-Analysis on the Relationship between Self-Reported Presence and Anxiety in Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Anxiety Disorders

Using Stories to Prevent Anxiety Disorders in a School Context: Dominique’s Handy Tricks Program

Design and Implementation of a Virtual Reality System for Treating Highway Phobias: VRStreet

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