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Virtual reality in the psychological treatment for mental health problems: An systematic review of recent evidence

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Valmaggia, Lucia R., Latif, Leila, Kempton, Matthew J., Rus-Calafell, Maria·2016·Psychiatry Research

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The aim of this paper is to provide a review of controlled studies of the use of Virtual Reality in psychological treatment (VRT). Medline, PsychInfo, Embase and Web of Science were searched. Only studies comparing immersive virtual reality to a control condition were included. The search resulted in 1180 articles published between 2012 and 2015, of these, 24 were controlled studies. The reviewed studies confirm the effectiveness of VRT compared to treatment as usual, and show similar effectiveness when VRT is compared to conventional treatments. Current developments and future research are discussed.

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Authors: Valmaggia, L. R., Latif, L., Kempton, M. J., & Rus-Calafell, M.
Affiliations: King's College London (GB)
Corresponding author: Valmaggia, Lucia R.
ORCID: Valmaggia, Lucia R.
Kempton, Matthew J.
Venue: Psychiatry Research
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2016-02
Volume: 236
Pages: 189-195
ISSN: 0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.01.015
OpenAlex: W2249279987
Cited by: 500
References: 37
Citations by year: 2026: 42 · 2025: 51 · 2024: 49 · 2023: 44 · 2022: 49 · 2021: 78 · 2020: 63 · 2019: 48 · 2018: 48 · 2017: 20 · 2016: 6
FWCI: 8.13
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
kclpure.kcl.ac.uk
Licence: other-oa
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders: NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health at the South London
Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Psychiatry King’s College London
Topics: Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords: virtual reality therapy, immersive virtual reality, psychological intervention, mental illness, treatment effectiveness, psychotherapy
MeSH terms: Mental Disorders, Humans, Treatment Outcome, Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic, Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy

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