Rothbaum B O, Hodges L, Smith S, Lee J H, Price L
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
J Consult Clin Psychol. 2000 Dec;68(6):1020-6. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.68.6.1020.
Fear of flying (FOF) affects an estimated 10-25% of the population. Patients with FOF (N = 49) were randomly assigned to virtual reality exposure (VRE) therapy, standard exposure (SE) therapy, or a wait-list (WL) control. Treatment consisted of 8 sessions over 6 weeks, with 4 sessions of anxiety management training followed by either exposure to a virtual airplane (VRE) or exposure to an actual airplane at the airport (SE). A posttreatment flight on a commercial airline measured participants' willingness to fly and anxiety during flight immediately after treatment. The results indicated that VRE and SE were both superior to WL, with no differences between VRE and SE. The gains observed in treatment were maintained at a 6-month follow up. By 6 months posttreatment, 93% of VRE participants and 93% of SE participants had flown. VRE therapy and SE therapy for treatment of FOF were unequivocally supported in this controlled study.
据估计，飞行恐惧症（FOF）影响着10%至25%的人群。患有飞行恐惧症的患者（N = 49）被随机分配到虚拟现实暴露（VRE）疗法组、标准暴露（SE）疗法组或等待名单（WL）对照组。治疗为期6周，共8次疗程，先进行4次焦虑管理训练，然后分别接受虚拟飞机暴露（VRE）或机场实际飞机暴露（SE）。治疗后乘坐商业航班飞行以测量参与者治疗后立即飞行的意愿和飞行期间的焦虑程度。结果表明，VRE和SE均优于WL，VRE和SE之间无差异。治疗中观察到的改善在6个月随访时得以维持。到治疗后6个月，93%的VRE参与者和93%的SE参与者都乘坐过飞机。在这项对照研究中，VRE疗法和SE疗法治疗飞行恐惧症得到了明确支持。
