Virtual reality exposure therapy of anxiety disorders: A review

Krijn, Merel; Emmelkamp, P.M.G.; Olafsson, Ragnar; Biemond, Roeline

doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2004.04.001

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“…With AR, the virtual stimuli are presented while maintaining the participant's sense of presence, therefore enhancing reality, instead of replacing it (Berryman, 2012), which is the case in VR. While there are a few studies using VR in phobic scenarios (Baños et al., 2011; Krijn, Emmelkamp, Olafsson, & Biemond, 2004), the use of AR is almost inexistent and has been proposed using controlled and dedicated‐hardware setups (Bretón‐López et al., 2010). However, as in most studies, subjective measures are used to assess psychophysiological and behavioral (i.e., objective) measures, which undermines the study of defensive reactivity in a physiological dimension, particularly because the subjective and psychophysiological dimensions are not highly correlated (Lang et al., 2016).…”

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The feasibility of an augment reality system to study the psychophysiological correlates of fear‐related responses

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BackgroundPrevious studies have successfully used augmented reality (AR) as an aid to exposure‐based treatments for anxiety disorders. However, to the best of our knowledge, none of these studies have measured the physiological correlates of the fear response, relying solely on self‐reports and behavioral avoidance tests.MethodsAs the physiological defensive reactivity pattern impacts on the treatment effectiveness, we tested the feasibility of an AR system integrated in a mobile and wearable device for assessing the psychophysiological mechanisms (heart rate) involved in fear responses in real‐life contexts. Specific phobia was used as a model given its prototypical defensive hyperreactivity toward the feared stimulus (spiders to spider phobics, in the current study).ResultsThe results showed that the stimuli presented using AR were able to induce physiological alterations in the participants, which were specific depending on the stimulus type (fear or neutral) and on the participants’ level of spider fear (phobic and control group). These physiological correlates of the fear response were reflected both in the intensity of heart rate (in relation to the baseline) and in the time needed to react and recover after the stimulus exposure. Finally, we tested a theoretical model that showed that the physiological responses of phobic individuals when facing their phobic stimulus only explained its own data.ConclusionsWe argue in favor of the system's feasibility at capturing and quantifying the physiological dimension of fear‐related responses, which may be of great value for diagnostic and treatment purposes in anxiety disorders, namely specific phobia.

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“…Así, se han desarrollado entornos virtuales que provocan ansiedad para el tratamiento de pacientes con miedo a hablar en público (Botella, Guillén, García-Palacios, Gallego, Baños & Alcañiz, 2007;Lee et al, 2002), pero al día de hoy se desconoce cuáles son las intervenciones más eficaces en el tratamiento del TAS y cuáles son sus características más relevantes en relación con su eficacia. Aunque se han llevado a cabo revisiones y meta-análisis del empleo de la RV en diversos desórdenes de ansiedad (Krijn, Emmelkamp, Olafsson & Biemond, 2004;Parsons & Rizzo, 2008), todavía no se ha realizado ninguna referida exclusivamente al TAS. En consonancia con esta carencia, el presente artículo pretende ser una respuesta a esta falta de información y el primer trabajo de revisión en español sobre el empleo de la RV e Internet en el tratamiento del TAS.…”

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Terapia de Exposición Mediante Realidad Virtual e Internet en el Trastorno de Ansiedad/Fobia Social: Una Revisión Cualitativa

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ResumenLa Terapia de Exposición mediante Realidad Virtual e Internet constituyen dos nuevos formatos de aplicación de la terapia de conducta y constituyen una alternativa a la exposición en vivo estándar. El presente trabajo estudia la relevancia de estas modalidades de tratamiento en el Trastorno por Ansiedad/Fobia Social. Se ha llevado a cabo una búsqueda de estudios realizados al respecto, concluyéndose tanto que la evidencia disponible muestra indicios razonables de su efectividad como que resultan necesarios nuevos estudios con mayores tamaños muestrales.Palabras clave: Realidad virtual, terapia de exposición en realidad virtual, internet, fobia social, ansiedad social. AbstractVirtual reality exposure therapy and the Internet are two new formats for the application of behavior therapy and are an alternative to standard in vivo exposure. The present study examines the relevance of these treatment modalities in Social Anxiety/Phobia Disorder. It has carried out a search of the studies performed, thus concluding that the evidence shows prima facie evidence of its effectiveness as a resulting need for new studies with larger sample sizes.

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“…Through these techniques, it allows individuals to get involved in the virtual world through experiencing a subjective sense of "really being in one place or environment" [32]. In exposure-based therapy such as in vivo or imaginal, graded exposure is used to work on a hierarchy of anxiety-producing situations in a gradual manner.…”

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Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety of Software Engineers Using Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy

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Communications in Computer and Information Science

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Abstract. Public speaking anxiety is a type of social phobia, which might be commonly seen in novice software engineers. It is usually triggered by a fear of social performance especially when the performer is unfamiliar with the audience. Today, many software engineering activities (e.g. code inspection, peer review, daily meetings, etc.) require social gatherings where individuals need to present their work. However, novice software engineers may not be able to reduce their performance anxiety during their course of education. In this study, we propose a virtual reality approach to construct a practice environment for improving novice software engineers' pubic speaking experiences. Consequently, we examine the effects of virtual reality intervention on the public speaking experience of six novice software engineers from a computer engineering department. We designed a virtual auditorium to simulate the presentation delivery environment and findings suggest that using this infrastructre for training purposes can reduce presenter anxiety levels which is consistent with related published studies. We believe that this virtual auditorium environment can deliver benefits for students and practitioners alike in terms of addressing the anxiety that is often associated with early stage career presenters.

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Virtual reality exposure therapy of anxiety disorders: A review

Cited by 380 publications

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The feasibility of an augment reality system to study the psychophysiological correlates of fear‐related responses

The feasibility of an augment reality system to study the psychophysiological correlates of fear‐related responses

Terapia de Exposición Mediante Realidad Virtual e Internet en el Trastorno de Ansiedad/Fobia Social: Una Revisión Cualitativa

Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety of Software Engineers Using Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy

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