Citation

Wald J, Taylor S. J. Behav. Ther. Exp. Psychiatry 2000; 31(3-4): 249-257.

Affiliation

Department of Educational and Counselling, University of British Columbia, Psychology and Special Education, Vancouver, Canada. jwald@interchange.ubc.ca

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11494960

Abstract

An AB case design was used to examine the efficacy of virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) in treating driving phobia. After a one week baseline, the patient received three treatment sessions over a ten day period. Treatment included practice of four VR driving scenarios. Peak anxiety decreased within and across sessions. Ratings of anxiety and avoidance declined from pre-treatment and post-treatment, with gains maintained at seven month followup. Phobia-related interference in daily functioning similarly decreased. The results suggest that it would be useful to further evaluate the efficacy of VRET for driving phobia in controlled clinical trials.

Language: en