Virtual reality in the treatment of persecutory delusions: Randomised controlled experimental study testing how to reduce delusional conviction

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 62-67

  Freeman, Daniel ^a   Bradley, Jonathan ^a   Antley, Angus ^b   Bourke, Emilie ^a   DeWeever, Natalie ^a   Evans, Nicole ^a   Černis, Emma ^a   Sheaves, Bryony ^a   Waite, Felicity ^a   Dunn, Graham ^c   Slater, Mel ^d,e   Clark, David M ^b  

^a WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIRTUAL REALITY; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DELUSIONS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARANOID DISORDERS; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARANOID DISORDERS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84978429652     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.176438     Document Type: Article

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