Psychiatry and Psychology

Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy

Treatment technique in a virtual environment which allows the participant to experience a sense of presence in an immersive, computer-generated, three-dimensional, interactive environment that minimizes avoidance behavior and facilitates emotional involvement. (from Curr Psychiatry Rep (2010) 12:298)

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Abstract

Treatment technique in a virtual environment which allows the participant to experience a sense of presence in an immersive, computer-generated, three-dimensional, interactive environment that minimizes avoidance behavior and facilitates emotional involvement. (from Curr Psychiatry Rep (2010) 12:298)

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Virtual Reality Immersion Therapy
  • Virtual Reality Therapy
  • Reality Therapies, Virtual
  • Reality Therapy, Virtual
  • Therapies, Virtual Reality
  • Therapy, Virtual Reality
  • Virtual Reality Therapies

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2013

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  1. F04.754w.137w.506w.662w

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NLM Classification

WM 450.5.V6

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D063367. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D063367
  2. Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality_therapy
  3. Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69886677