A SWOT analysis of the field of virtual reality rehabilitation and therapy
Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments - Special issue: Virtual rehabilitation
Viability of virtual reality exposure therapy as a treatment alternative
Computers in Human Behavior
The evolution of social behavior over time in second life
Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
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The goal of this study was to determine if virtual reality graded exposure therapy (VRGET) was equally efficacious, more efficacious, or less efficacious, than imaginal exposure therapy in the treatment of fear of flying. Thirty participants (Age=39.8±9.7) with confirmed DSM-IV diagnosis of specific phobia fear of flying were randomly assigned to one of three groups: VRGET with no physiological feedback (VRGETno), VRGET with physiological feedback (VRGETpm), or systematic desensitization with imaginal exposure therapy (IET). Eight sessions were conducted once a week. During each session, physiology was measured to give an objective measurement of improvement over the course of exposure therapy. In addition, self-report questionnaires, subjective ratings of anxiety (SUDs), and behavioral observations (included here as flying behavior before beginning treatment and at a three-month posttreatment followup) were included. In the analysis of results, the Chi-square test of behavioral observations based on a three-month posttreatment followup revealed a statistically significant difference in flying behavior between the groups [χ2(4)=19.41, p