Effectiveness of a stand-alone, smartphone-based virtual reality exposure app to reduce fear of heights in real-life: a randomized trial

Abstract Smartphone-based virtual reality (VR) applications (apps) might help to counter low utilization rates of available treatments for fear of heights. Demonstration of effectiveness in real-life situations of such apps is crucial, but lacking so far. Objective of this study was to develop a sta...

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Main Authors: Dorothée Bentz, Nan Wang, Merle K. Ibach, Nathalie S. Schicktanz, Anja Zimmer, Andreas Papassotiropoulos, Dominique J. F. de Quervain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:npj Digital Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-021-00387-7