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SynthesisNeuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater2021

Lack of research on efficacy of virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents : A systematic review.

Oswald D Kothgassner, Anna Felnhofer

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Synthesis in Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders.Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America · 2023
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  19. Virtual Reality Interventions for Mental Health.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Oswald D KothgassnerDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. oswald.kothgassner@meduniwien.ac.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3243-0238
Anna FelnhoferDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. anna.felnhofer@meduniwien.ac.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0081-7489
Medical University of Vienna · AT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anxiety disorders are one of the most prevalent mental disorders in children and adolescents which may effectively be treated by several forms of exposure therapy. An emerging approach to exposure is virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET), but a literature search synthesis focusing specifically on the use of VRET in children and adolescents is still lacking. This systematic review sets out to provide an overview concerning VRET for the treatment of anxiety disorders in this age group. Four published trials covering an overall sample of 100 participants between the ages of 8 and 16 years were found during a systematic literature search and were included in the current review. Results reveal that participants show clinical improvements regarding anxiety symptoms after VRET. Nevertheless, the high potential of virtual reality as a tool for treating children and adolescents with anxiety disorders is contrasted by a considerable lack of controlled trials. Despite the evidence of VRET in adult samples, there is a need for more research with younger cohorts in order to be able to support this promising field of application.

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Implosive TherapyVirtual Reality Exposure TherapyAdolescentAdultAnxietyAnxiety DisordersChildHumansAnxiety disordersExposure treatmentSpecific phobiaVirtual realityYouth

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PMCPMC8245387
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