title: Importance of Virtual Reality to Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy, Study Design of a Randomized Trial.
abstract: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be a debilitating problem in service members who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan. Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) is one of the few interventions demonstrated in randomized controlled trials to be effective for PTSD in this population. There are theoretical reasons to expect that Virtual Reality (VR) adds to the effectiveness of exposure therapy, but there is also added expense and difficulty in using VR. Described is a trial comparing outcomes from VRET and a control exposure therapy (CET) protocol in service members with PTSD.
authors.affiliation: University of California San Diego.
authors.forename: Robert N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: McLay
authors.affiliation: Naval Medical Center San Diego, Directorate for Mental Health.
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baird
authors.affiliation: Naval Center for Combat and Operational Stress Control.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.affiliation: Naval Medical Center San Diego, Directorate for Mental Health.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Deal
authors.affiliation: Naval Medical Center San Diego, Directorate for Mental Health.
authors.forename: Lily
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.affiliation: Naval Medical Center San Diego, Directorate for Mental Health.
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Anson
authors.affiliation: Naval Medical Center San Diego, Directorate for Mental Health.
authors.forename: Warren
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Klam
authors.affiliation: Naval Center for Combat and Operational Stress Control.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Johnston
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D012114:Residential Treatment; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D063367:Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult