Virtual reality-based Avatar Therapy for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder: A pilot study
This unique psychotherapy shows promising preliminary results for treating individuals with TRD. Future trials should assess efficacity in larger controlled samples and its long-term out.
Authors
- Arash Bahremand
- André Do
- Kingsada Phraxayavong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3113-9104)
- Alexandre Dumais (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4480-0064)
- Sabrina Giguère (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1254-7217)
- Stéphane Potvin
- Alexandra Fortier
- François Lespérance
Institutions
- Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatry Research
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2026.117080
- Primary Topic
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00