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The review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality therapies for treating mental health disorders through randomized control trials.

Virtual reality in treatment of psychological disorders: a systematic review

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Systematic review assesses the efficacy of virtual reality treatments for mental health disorders, suggesting promising outcomes.

The review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality therapies for treating mental health disorders through randomized control trials.
Searched three databases for eligible English-language RCT studies on VR-based therapies.
Included studies focusing on adult psychiatric populations with specified therapeutic frameworks.
Screened abstracts and conducted full reviews on identified papers.
VR therapies generally outperformed inactive control groups across various psychological disorders.
For specific phobias and social anxiety, VR exposure matched in-vivo exposure effectiveness.
VR was effective for PTSD but did not exceed conventional imaginal exposure.
Findings for OCD were mixed; small trials showed VR had some advantages for eating disorders.
Overall, evidence for VR in depression, substance use, and psychotic disorders is still preliminary.

Ghorayeb et al. (2026) studied this question.

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