Virtual reality (VR) for psychotherapy: From the physical to the social environment.
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A 1996 review article on VR psychotherapy made predictions, some of which turned out true but most ultimately did not.
“A review article from 1996 on “VR psychotherapy” made a number of interesting predictions on the future of the field: while some predictions did turn out true, most ultimately did not (Glantz et al. 1996).”
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- Authors
- Glantz, K., Durlach, N. I., Barnett, R. C., & Aviles, W. A.
- Affiliations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- Venue
- Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training
- Published
- 1996
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 464-473
- ISSN
- 0033-3204 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1536
- OpenAlex
- W1968697802
- Cited by
- 59
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 7.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychotherapy (publishedVersion)
- 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, social environment, virtual reality therapy, virtual social interaction
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