Clinically Significant Virtual Environments for the Treatment of Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
Cristina Botella, Helena Villa, Azucena García‐Palacios, Rosa Baños, Concepción Perpiñá, Mariano Alcañíz · CyberPsychology & Behavior · 2004
The aim of this work is the description of virtual environments designed to apply exposure therapy in the treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia. The program allows the simultaneous exposure to two different kinds of stimuli usually avoided by panic disorder and agoraphobia sufferers (external and interoceptive). The characteristics of the virtual environments are described, as well as the target behaviors that can be simulated with these virtual environments.