Virtual reality therapy for anxiety disorders : advances in evaluation and treatment / Brenda K. Wiederhold and Mark D. Wiederhold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wiederhold, B. K., author.

Contributor:

Wiederhold, Mark D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anxiety--Treatment.

Anxiety.

Virtual reality therapy.

Anxiety--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Anxiety--therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2005]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"The main goal of this book is to provide information on the applicability of virtual reality (VR) to the treatment of anxiety disorders. We explain what VR is, what type of technology it involves, and how it is applied in clinical practice. We also describe practical, hands-on strategies and interventions designed to guide therapists through each step of the treatment process for each of the specific anxiety disorders. The book begins with an overview of VR and its clinical applications for treating anxiety disorders. The remainder of the book is divided into three parts. Part I, which includes chapters 1 and 2, explains VR as a technology. Part II (chaps. 3-7) is intended as a user's guide to help clinicians understand how VR is implemented in the treatment of anxiety disorders. Part III (chaps. 8-17) is devoted to the treatment of specific anxiety disorders. After a brief introduction, the chapters are arranged from the more generalized disorders to the more specific phobias. Differences in the length of these chapters reflect the ease with which these disorders lend themselves to virtual reality graded exposure therapy and the amount of research and clinical work that has been completed in these areas. The final chapter discusses the state of current research and future directions. It provides comments about the outlook for therapeutic VR applications in the future. An appendix provides a resource list as well as a listing of the various measurement tools used in the assessment of both general anxiety and the specific phobias"--Introd. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved)

Contents:

1. Overview. Introduction : the impact of anxiety disorders. A brief history of virtual reality technology

Virtual reality and anxiety disorders : a user's guide. Anxiety disorders and their treatment. How treatment is conducted at the Virtual Reality Medical Center. Side effects and contraindications. The effect of presence on virtual reality treatment. Ethical considerations

3. Treatment of specific anxiety disorders. Panic disorder and agoraphobia. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Posttraumatic stress disorder. Specific phobias and social phobia. Aviophobia. Fear of driving. Acrophobia. Claustrophobia. Arachnophobia. Fear of medical procedures

4. Conclusion. Final comments and future directions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-218) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2006 dcunns.

ISBN:

1591470315

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.