title: Virtual reality and acrophobia: one-year follow-up and case study.
abstract: We present a study with 10 subjects being exposed to three sessions of simulated heights in a virtual reality (VR) system. Among the participants we highlight a 66-year-old man blind in his left eye. The participants show significant progress in anxiety, avoidance, and behavior measurements when confronted with real height circumstances. The results obtained 1 year later at follow-up are statistically significant in the Behavioral Avoidance Test (BAT) and the Attitudes Toward Heights Questionnaire (ATHQ), but not the Acrophobia Questionnaire (AQ).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Education and Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Minho, Gualtar Campus, 4710-057 Braga Codex, Portugal. ccoelho@iep.uminho.pt
authors.forename: Carlos M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.forename: Jorge A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silvério
authors.forename: Carlos F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D013028:Space Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014584:User-Computer Interface