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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2019

Using Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy to Enhance Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Identifying Areas of Clinical Adoption and Potential Obstacles.

Debra Boeldt, Elizabeth McMahon, Mimi McFaul, Walter Greenleaf

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 75 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06664346 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Exploring the Potential of a Cognitive Mindfulness Intervention Using Virtual Reality to Address Academic Procrastination and Academic Engagement in a London University: A Brief Waitlist Pilot Randomised Controlled Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorLondon Metropolitan UniversityRan2024 to 2026Enrolled30ConditionsProcrastinationArmsImmersive virtual reality mindfulness
NCT06799962 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Assistance and Rehabilitation of Eating Behavior Through Devices Based on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality

TypeinterventionalSponsorIstituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione BiomedicaRan2025 to 2026Enrolled80ConditionsEating Disorders, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia NervosaArmsEnhanced Body-Swap for Anorexia Nervosa, Emotional Rescripting for Bulimia Nervosa, Standard Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (Control), Standard Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa (Control)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Debra BoeldtNational Mental Health Innovation Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States.
Elizabeth McMahonIndependent Researcher, San Francisco, CA, United States.
Mimi McFaulNational Mental Health Innovation Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States.
Walter GreenleafDepartment of Communication, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite strong evidence of effectiveness, exposure therapy is an underutilized treatment for anxiety disorders at a time when effective treatment for anxiety is greatly needed. The significant worldwide prevalence and negative impact of anxiety are documented and highlight the importance of increasing therapist and patient use of effective treatment. Obstacles to the use of exposure therapy are explored and steps to lessen these obstacles are proposed. In particular, virtual reality (VR) technology is discussed as a way to increase the availability of exposure therapy. Incorporating VR in therapy can increase the ease, acceptability, and effectiveness of treatment for anxiety. VR exposure therapy (VRET) permits individualized, gradual, controlled, immersive exposure that is easy for therapists to implement and often more acceptable to patients than

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anxietyexposure therapymental healthtechnologyvirtual realityvirtual reality exposure therapy

Identifiers

PMID31708821
PMCPMC6823515

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