Fear not: Combining digital and virtual reality interventions for the treatment of social anxiety disorder – a randomized controlled trial
While SAD severity showed a comparable reduction in both groups, significantly fewer patients in the experimental group were still diagnosed with SAD at follow-up. This suggested a difference between self-report and clinical evaluation. Despite the mixed results, IMIs provide a low-barrier intervention and could be used to increase access to therapy and reduce waiting times.
Authors
- Jari Planert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8088-2511)
- Tim Klucken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2433-6652)
- Anne Sophie Hildebrand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5612-4083)
- Kati Roesmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6940-3551)
- Alla Machulska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5968-429X)
- Marie Neubert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9093-2009)
Institutions
- Osnabrück University (DE)
- University of Siegen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Behaviour Research and Therapy
- Published
- 2025-03-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2025.104731
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.63
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft