Virtual-reality-based cognitive behavioural therapy versus waiting list control for paranoid ideation and social avoidance in patients with psychotic disorders: a single-blind randomised controlled trial

The Lancet Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 217-226

  Pot Kolder, Roos M C A ^a,b   Geraets, Chris N W ^c   Veling, Wim ^c   van Beilen, Marije ^c   Staring, Anton B P ^d   Gijsman, Harm J ^e   Delespaul, Philippe A E G ^f,g   van der Gaag, Mark ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b PARNASSIA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d Altrecht Psychiatric Institute   (Netherlands)

^e ProPersona Mental Health Care   (Netherlands)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g Mondriaan Psychiatric Institute zuid Limburg   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PARANOIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; THINKING; THREAT; VIRTUAL REALITY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANOID BEHAVIOR; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85041718206     PISSN: 22150366     EISSN: 22150374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30053-1     Document Type: Article

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