Inferiority or Even Superiority of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy in Phobias?—A Systematic Review and Quantitative Meta-Analysis on Randomized Controlled Trials Specifically Comparing the Efficacy of Virtual Reality Exposure to Gold Standard in vivo Exposure in Agoraphobia, Specific Phobia, and Social Phobia

Wechsler, Theresa F., Kümpers, Franziska, Mühlberger, Andreas·2019·Frontiers in Psychology
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01758

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