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Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2010 Aug;12(4):298-305. doi: 10.1007/s11920-010-0128-4.
Anxiety disorders, including phobias and post-traumatic stress disorder, are common and disabling disorders that often involve avoidance behavior. Cognitive-behavioral treatments, specifically imaginal and in vivo forms of exposure therapy, have been accepted and successful forms of treatment for these disorders. Virtual reality exposure therapy, an alternative to more traditional exposure-based therapies, involves immersion in a computer-generated virtual environment that minimizes avoidance and facilitates emotional processing. In this article, we review evidence on the application of virtual reality exposure therapy to the treatment of specific phobias and post-traumatic stress disorder and discuss its advantages and cautions.
焦虑障碍，包括恐惧症和创伤后应激障碍，是常见且使人丧失能力的障碍，通常涉及回避行为。认知行为治疗，特别是想象和暴露治疗的现场形式，已被接受并成为这些障碍的有效治疗方法。虚拟现实暴露疗法是一种替代更传统的基于暴露的疗法的方法，涉及沉浸在计算机生成的虚拟环境中，最大限度地减少回避并促进情绪处理。在本文中，我们回顾了虚拟现实暴露疗法在治疗特定恐惧症和创伤后应激障碍中的应用证据，并讨论了其优点和注意事项。
