@article{ref1,
title="Meditating in virtual reality: proof-of-concept intervention for posttraumatic stress",
journal="Psychological trauma: theory, research, practice, and policy",
year="2020",
author="Mistry, Divya and Zhu, Jenney and Tremblay, Paul and Wekerle, Christine and Lanius, Ruth and Jetly, Rakesh and Frewen, Paul",
volume="12",
number="8",
pages="847-858",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: We investigate the potential therapeutic application of virtual reality (VR) technology as an aid to meditation practice among persons varying in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. <br><br>METHOD: In this within-group mixed-methods study, 96 young adults practiced both VR- and non-VR-guided meditations and reported on their experience of positive affect (PA), negative affect (NA), other meditative experiences and perceived satisfaction-credibility of each meditation. <br><br>RESULTS: Participants reported more PA and greater perceived satisfaction-credibility following the VR as compared to non-VR-guided meditations primarily when the VR meditation was practiced first, before the non-VR meditation, as opposed to vice versa. The experience of NA during meditation practice was infrequent, although persons with increased PTSD symptoms reported increased distress during both VR and non-VR meditation. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Further study of therapeutic applications of VR as an aid to meditation practice among people with PTSD symptoms is warranted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1942-9681",
doi="10.1037/tra0000959",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000959"
}