title: The virtues of virtual reality in exposure therapy.
abstract: Virtual reality can be more effective and less burdensome than real-life exposure. Optimal virtual reality delivery should incorporatein situdirect dialogues with a therapist, discourage safety behaviours, allow for a mismatch between virtual and real exposure tasks, and encourage self-directed real-life practice between and beyond virtual reality sessions.
authors.affiliation: Lina Gega, PhD, RMN, EMB650, Reader in Mental Health, Mental Health and Addiction Research Group (MHARG), Department of Health Sciences & Hull York Medical School, University of York, Alcuin Research Resource Centre, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK. Email: lina.gega@york.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gega
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007171:Implosive Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface