Affective outcomes of virtual reality exposure therapy for anxiety and specific phobias: A meta-analysis
- 作者：Thomas D. Parsons ; Albert A. Rizzo
- 关键词：Virtual reality exposure therapy ; Anxiety ; Meta-analysis ; Phobia ; Affective neuroscience
- 刊名：Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
- 出版年：2008
- 期刊代码：143_00057916
- 类别：med
- 出版时间：September 2008
- 卷：39
- 期：3
- 页码：250-261
- 文件大小：157 K
摘要
Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) is an increasingly common treatment for anxiety and specific phobias. Lacking is a quantitative meta-analysis that enhances understanding of the variability and clinical significance of anxiety reduction outcomes after VRET. Searches of electronic databases yielded 52 studies, and of these, 21 studies (300 subjects) met inclusion criteria. Although meta-analysis revealed large declines in anxiety symptoms following VRET, moderator analyses were limited due to inconsistent reporting in the VRET literature. This highlights the need for future research studies that report uniform and detailed information regarding presence, immersion, anxiety and/or phobia duration, and demographics.