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Examining a Telemedicine-Based Virtual Reality Clinic in Treating Adults With Specific Phobia: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial

Examining a Telemedicine-Based Virtual Reality Clinic in Treating Adults With Specific Phobia: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial

For example, exposure therapy is a gold standard treatment for phobias and other anxiety-related mental health disorders that is efficient and produces durable effects [30,31]. By exposing an individual to fear-related stimuli (eg, a dog) in a controlled setting (eg, the therapist’s office), anxiety reduces, and the fear response diminishes over prolonged and repeated exposure (eg, the individual is no longer fearful around dogs).

Kaitlyn R Schuler, Triton Ong, Brandon M Welch, Jason G Craggs, Brian E Bunnell

JMIR Res Protoc 2025;14:e65770

Patient Perceptions of In Vivo Versus Virtual Reality Exposures for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Patient Perceptions of In Vivo Versus Virtual Reality Exposures for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

About 1 in 5 American adults experience an anxiety disorder, such as social anxiety disorder, specific phobias, or generalized anxiety disorder, making it the most common mental health condition in the United States [1]. Anxiety disorders cause a significant personal and public health burden, often leading to various degrees of disability, increased risk for comorbidities (eg, cardiovascular diseases), and premature mortality [2-4].

Amanda N Levy, Vasileios Nittas, Tyler B Wray

JMIR Form Res 2023;7:e47443