Terapia por meio de exposição à realidade virtual para medo e fobia de dirigir: uma revisão da literatura

Abstract

Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) is an increasing method of intervention for specific phobias, and can be part of psychotherapy for fear and driving phobia. This review examined the research methods on VRET for fear and driving phobia. The databases Web of Science, PubMed, Medline PsycNet-APA, SciELO, PePsi and IEEE Xplore Digital Library were consulted, regarding the period of January 2000 and October 2014. The search terms were: virtual reality exposure therapy, virtual reality, driving phobia, and driving fear. Searches yielded 1876 articles, and of these, eight articles met de inclusion criteria. Assessments before, during and after the intervention were applied in all studies, except in one of them. Scenarios hierarchies were applied, starting with the less complex, which caused less anxiety, until reaching the most complex ones, which generated more difficulty of coping. The therapeutic procedures were briefly described with an insufficient number of data for systematic replication. This allows emphasize the need for future research that report detailed therapeutic procedures.

Exploring the Participant-Related Determinants of Simulator Sickness in a Physical Motion Car Rollover Simulation as Measured by the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire

“…Although she found the treatment outcome to be rather modest, she concluded that VRET would be useful as a supplement or preparatory intervention for in vivo (real-life) exposure. Similar conclusions on the usefulness of VRET, at least as a supplementary measure, were reached by other authors, also in the area of treating fear of driving and trauma after traffic accidents [ 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 ]. In some phobias, the effectiveness of in vivo exposure therapy seems similar to the effectiveness of VRET [ 83 , 84 ].…”

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“…Opiniones que van en la misma línea de las refrendadas por autores que trabajan en estos ámbitos clínicos (Borloti et al, 2018;Haydu, et al, 2016). Hay usuarios que nombran con especial relevancia la efectividad de tratamientos médicos y en la superación del estado de ánimo deprimido, al igual que ha sido previamente confirmado por autores como Khan et al (2018), De Carvalho, Frire y Nardi, (2008 que este segundo objetivo insta a seguir investigando en el futuro en las posibles aplicaciones de la RV a la ciencia de la psicología en cualquiera de sus dimensiones.…”

Posibilidades psicoterapéuticas de la realidad virtual desde el punto de vista de sus primeros usuarios en España

“…Opiniones que van en la misma línea de las refrendadas por autores que trabajan en estos ámbitos clínicos (Borloti et al, 2018;Haydu, et al, 2016). Hay usuarios que nombran con especial relevancia la efectividad de tratamientos médicos y en la superación del estado de ánimo deprimido, al igual que ha sido previamente confirmado por autores como Khan et al (2018), De Carvalho, Frire y Nardi, (2008 Como conclusión, los resultados obtenidos son satisfactorios al clarificar y completar algunas de las variables del perfil demográfico y social de los primeros usuarios de la RV, aportando información relevante para la actualidad y para futuras investigaciones.…”