Treatment of Phobic Disorders

Author(s):  
Paul M. G. Emmelkamp
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1996 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 1149-1149
Author(s):  
Terri Gullickson ◽  
Pamela Ramser

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Galvao-de Almeida ◽  
Gerardo Maria de Araujo Filho ◽  
Arthur de Almeida Berberian ◽  
Clarissa Trezsniak ◽  
Fabiana Nery-Fernandes ◽  
...  

2002 ◽  
pp. 239-247
Author(s):  
Gérard Emilien ◽  
Timothy Dinan ◽  
Ulla Marjatta Lepola ◽  
Cécile Durlach
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Author(s):  
V. V. Freize ◽  
L. V. Malyshko ◽  
G. I. Grachev ◽  
V. B. Dutov ◽  
N. V. Semenova ◽  
...  

The purpose of the study was to summarize data from foreign studies about the use of virtual reality (VR) technology in the treatment of patients with various mental disorders.Materials and methods: we selected and analyzed articles from MEDLINE / PubMed databases during the period from 2000 till 2020, as well as relevant references in the bibliography of the analyzed articles. 45 articles were included in further analysis from 575 English-language articles.Results: The use of VR technologies in the treatment of mental disorders appears to be one of the promising directions in psychiatry. The successfulness of these methods in patients with eating disorders, anxiety-phobic disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder is supported to be evidentiary information. There is evidence of the effectiveness of such methods in patients with schizophrenia, particularly, one of the most significant results is an increase in social functioning. The absence of side effects data makes it possible to consider t VR therapy as a safe method. It is needed to make further study the areas of application of VR therapy and conduct research to identify possible side effects of this method.Conclusion: The obtained results are important for drawing attention to the prospect of using VR technologies in Russian psychiatry and demonstrate the need for further study of this method.


Author(s):  
Gillian Butler

Chapter 4 discusses phobic disorders. It outlines types of phobia, the frequency of phobias, and explores the theoretical background to treatment, stages of assessment (including phobia treatment suitability, goal determination, phobia measurement), phobia treatment in practice (useful methods of treatment, complicating factors, and alternative treatments), and the effectiveness of exposure-based treatments.


1981 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 36-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thurman Mott
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