Current State of Evidence for VRET in Psychotherapy Die gegenwärtige Forschungslage zu Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) bei verschiedenen psychischen Störungen zeigt sowohl etablierte Wirksamkeit in bestimmten Bereichen als auch wichtige Forschu... Jul 28, 2025
Effectiveness of virtual reality therapy for anxiety disorders The meta-analysis by Zeng et al. (2025), published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, examines the effectiveness of virtual reality therapy (VRT) in treating anxiety disorders in adolescents and adults. A to... Jul 3, 2025
Virtual reality in psychotherapy: In their current publication, Montesano & Seinfeld (2025) present a three-dimensional framework model for the classification and development of VR-based psychotherapy applications. The goal is to crea... Jun 22, 2025
Revolution in exposure therapy In modern psychotherapy, exposure has long been considered the gold standard in the treatment of anxiety disorders – but how can we make it more effective? A key answer is provided by the groundbreaki... Jun 13, 2025
Some of the key findings from the recent original publications on VRET A study examined the perception of patients with anxiety disorders towards VRET compared to in-vivo exposures. It showed that VRET is perceived as a flexible and effective alternative, particularly du... Jun 5, 2025
Augmented reality exposure treatments in anxiety and related disorders The current systematic review "Augmented reality exposure treatments in anxiety and related disorders"( PubMed ID: 39996149 ) examines the effectiveness of augmented reality-based exposure treatments ... May 23, 2025
Neurophysiological Foundations of VRET Mechanisms of Action The immersive capacity of modern VR systems triggers physiological stress responses that induce neuroplastic changes in the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala( 1 , 2 ). Studies with fMRI monitoring sh... May 1, 2025