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dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Carlos M
dc.contributor.authorWaters, Allison M
dc.contributor.authorHine, Trevor J
dc.contributor.authorWallis, Guy
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:07:21Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:07:21Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-05-19T06:29:59Z
dc.identifier.issn0887-6185
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.01.014
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/29750
dc.description.abstractAcrophobia, or fear of heights, is a widespread and debilitating anxiety disorder affecting perhaps 1 in 20 adults. Virtual reality (VR) technology has been used in the psychological treatment of acrophobia since 1995, and has come to dominate the treatment of numerous anxiety disorders. It is now known that virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) regimens are highly effective for acrophobia treatment. This paper reviews current theoretical understanding of acrophobia as well as the evolution of its common treatments from the traditional exposure therapies to the most recent virtually guided ones. In particular, the review focuses on recent innovations in the use of VR technology and discusses the benefits it may offer for examining the underlying causes of the disorder, allowing for the systematic assessment of interrelated factors such as the visual, vestibular and postural control systems.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08876185
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom563
dc.relation.ispartofpageto574
dc.relation.ispartofissue5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Anxiety Disorders
dc.relation.ispartofvolume23
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychiatry (incl. psychotherapy)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320221
dc.titleThe use of virtual reality in acrophobia research and treatment
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorWaters, Allison M.


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