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April 12, 2026Iconic Research and Engineering Journals

A Systematic Review of Virtual Reality-Based Exposure Therapy for Anxiety and Phobia Treatment: Current Evidence and Future Directions

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DODumebi OkuaguNUNdorenyin Saviour UdofiaCAClement Ogbeh Anthony

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Overview

This systematic review evaluates virtual reality exposure therapy effects on anxiety and phobias, suggesting clinical applications and highlighting future research needs.

Key Points

  • The review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality-based exposure therapy for anxiety and phobia treatment.
  • Conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 30 controlled studies.
  • Examined studies with a total of 3,000 participants from multiple databases.
  • Followed PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews.
  • VRET significantly reduced anxiety symptoms compared to standard care or no treatment.
  • Meta-analytic effect sizes were large, indicating strong effectiveness of VRET.
  • In a broader anxiety sample, VRET outperformed conventional interventions with a standardized mean difference of -0.95.

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Okuagu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69db38274fe01fead37c653dhttps://doi.org/10.64388/irev9i10-1716140
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