Virtual Reality Therapy for Anxiety

A Guide for Therapists
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-367-69951-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 418 g

Practical, down to earth, clearly written, and easy for therapists to understand and apply, Virtual Reality Therapy for Anxiety is a useful guide for any clinician treating anxiety, regardless of setting (in-office or via telehealth), theoretical orientation, or level of training. Written by an experienced psychologist who has used multiple VR systems since 2010, it’s the only up to date, clinically informed, evidence-based training manual available.

Easy-to-understand concepts and diagrams explain anxiety and its treatment, and the book incorporates research findings and clinical expertise. VRT is described step by step with multiple case examples, and an extended case-vignette chapter presents a session-by-session treatment protocol of a complex case with transcript excerpts. Key findings and quotations from research are also presented.

After completing the guide, therapists and other mental health professionals will understand the unique clinical benefits of VR, be prepared to use VR in therapy comfortably and effectively either in the office or remotely, and will have expertise in a new, needed, and empirically validated treatment for a common clinical problem.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, Professional, and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mcmahon, Elizabeth

Boeldt, Debra

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Psychopathologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction Section I: Anxiety Treatment Overview 2. Anxiety Cycle Model 3. Uses of VR in Anxiety Treatment 4. VR Exposure Therapy 5. VR Anxiety Treatment Protocol Section II: Treating Fears and Phobias 6. Specific Phobias Overview 7. Blood-Injection-Injury Phobia 8. Claustrophobia 9. Driving Phobia 10. Flying Phobia 11. Height Phobia 12. Insect and Animal Phobias Section III: Treating Other Anxiety Disorders 13. Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia 14. Social Anxiety Disorder 15. Stress, Tension, Insomnia 16. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 17. GAD, OCD, and Illness Anxiety Disorder Section IV: Other Issues 18. Virtual Reality and Non-CBT Therapies 19. Frequently Asked Questions 20. Future Directions Epilogue Appendix A: VR Equipment and Content Types Appendix B: Virtual Reality Therapy Checklist

Über Autor(innen)

Elizabeth McMahon, PhD, is a licensed psychologist in private practice, consultant, author of Overcoming Anxiety and Panic Interactive Guide, and an acknowledged expert in virtual reality therapy for anxiety who has used VR in clinical practice since 2010.

Debra Boeldt, PhD, is the deputy director of the National Mental Health Innovation Center and senior instructor in the Departments of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.