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Virtual reality exposure therapy for adolescents with fear of public speaking: a non-randomized feasibility and pilot study

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Kahlon, Smiti, Lindner, Philip, Nordgreen, Tine·2019·Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
DOI 10.1186/s13034-019-0307-yPMC PMC6933883
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BACKGROUND: Public Speaking Anxiety (PSA) is a common anxiety with onset in adolescence and early adulthood. With the advent of consumer virtual reality (VR) technology, VR-delivered exposure therapy is now a scalable and practical treatment option and has previously been shown to be efficacious with adults. In this non-randomized feasibility and pilot trial, we explore the effect of one-session (90 min) VR-delivered exposure therapy for adolescents (aged 13-16) with PSA. METHODS: A total of 27 adolescents were recruited from Norwegian high schools and completed self-report measures of PSA twice prior to treatment, 1 week after treatment, and at 1 and 3 month follow-up. Heart rate was recorded during the treatment session. A low-cost head-mounted VR display with a custom-built VR stimuli material depicting a cultural and age appropriate classroom and audience were used when a series of speech (exposure exercises) were performed. RESULTS: = 1.53) pre-post treatment, and improvements were maintained at follow-ups. Physiological data revealed a small increase in heart rate during exposure tasks. Based on feedback from the adolescents, the feasibility of the intervention was increased during the trial. CONCLUSIONS: The results show that low-cost, consumer VR hardware can be used to deliver efficacious treatment for PSA in adolescents, in a feasible one-session format.

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Authors
Kahlon, S., Lindner, P., & Nordgreen, T.
Affiliations
  • Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
  • Stockholm University (SE)
Corresponding author
Kahlon, Smiti
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Venue
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2019-12
Volume
13
Issue
1
Pages
47-47
ISSN
1753-2000 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/s13034-019-0307-y
PMC
PMC6933883
OpenAlex
W2997613705
Cited by
130
References
42
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 25 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 1
FWCI
12.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Norges Forskningsråd (259293)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
Keywords
virtual reality exposure therapy, public speaking anxiety, social anxiety, adolescents, single-session intervention, heart rate, treatment feasibility

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