The interactive computer-generated world of virtual reality has been successful in treat­ing phobias and other anxiety-related conditions, in part because of its distinct advan­tages over traditional in vivo exposure. Yet many clinicians still think of VR technology as it was in the 1990s–bulky, costly, technically difficult–with little knowledge of its evolution toward more modern, evidence-based, practice-friendly treatment.
These updates, and their clinical usefulness, are the subject of Advances in Virtual Re­ality and Anxiety Disorders, a timely guidebook geared toward integrating up-to-date VR methods into everyday practice. Introductory material covers key virtual reality concepts, provides a brief history of VR as used in therapy for anxiety disorders, ad­dresses the concept of presence, and explains the side effects, known as cybersickness, that affect a small percentage of clients. Chapters in the book's main section detail current techniques and review study findings for using VR in the treatment of: · Claustrophobia. · Panic disorder, agoraphobia, and driving phobia. · Acrophobia and aviophobia. · Arachnophobia. · Social phobia. · Generalized anxiety disorder and OCD. · PTSD. · Plus clinical guidelines for establishing a VR clinic.
An in-depth framework for effective (and cost-effective) therapeutic innovations for entrenched problems, Advances in Virtual Reality and Anxiety Disorders will find an engaged audience among psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and mental health counselors.eractive

Part I General Concepts

1 Introduction 3

Brenda K. Wiederhold and Mark D. Wiederhold

2 Presence 9

Giuseppe Riva, Fabrizia Mantovani and Stephane Bouchard

3 Sickness in Virtual Reality 35

Sarah Sharpies, Gary Burnett and Sue Cobb

Part II Anxiety Disorders

4 Fear of Flying (Aviophobia): Efficacy and Methodological Lessons Learned from Outcome Trials 65

Brenda K. Wiederhold, Stephane Bouchard and Claud ie Loranger

5 Arachnophobia and Fear of Other Insects: Efficacy and Lessons Learned from Treatment Process 91

Stephane Bouchard, Brenda K. Wiederhold and Jessie Bosse

6 Fear of Heights (Acrophobia): Efficacy and Lessons Learned from Psychophysiological Data 119

Stephane Bouchard, Brenda K. Wiederhold and Jessie Bosse

7 Claustrophobia: Efficacy and Treatment Protocols 145

Stephane Bouchard, Brenda K. Wiederhold and Claudie Loranger

8 Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, and Driving Phobia: Lessons Learned From Efficacy Studies 163

Cristina Botella, Azucena Garcia-Palacios, Rosa Banos and Soledad Quero

9 Social Anxiety Disorder: Efficacy and Virtual Humans 187

Stephane Bouchard, Jessie Bosse, Claudie Loranger and Evelyne Klinger

10 Virtual Reality for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 211

Brenda K. Wiederhold and Mark D. Wiederhold

11 Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Efficacy and the Development of Virtual Environments 235

Tanya Guitard, Mylene Laforest and Stephane Bouchard

Part III Conclusions

12 A Case Example of a Virtual Reality Clinic 261

Brenda K. Wiederhold and Mark D. Wiederhold

13 Conclusions: The Present and the Future of Virtual Reality in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders 265

Giuseppe Riva and Claudia Repetto

Index 285

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