Enhancing virtual reality exposure therapy: Optimizing treatment outcomes for agoraphobia through advanced simulation and comparative analysis

• Published in: Computer animation and virtual worlds Vol. 35; no. 4
• Main Authors: Yang, Jackson, Che, Xiaoping, Qu, Chenxin, Di, Xiaofei, Liu, Haiming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2024
• Subjects: Agoraphobia; Anxiety; comparative analysis; Data analysis; Data processing; Effectiveness; Exposure; Impact analysis; Qualitative analysis; Questions; Therapy; Virtual reality; virtual reality exposure therapy

This paper investigates the application of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) to treat agoraphobia, focusing on two pivotal research questions derived from identified gaps in current therapeutic approaches. The first question (RQ1) addresses the development of complex VR environments to enhance...