{"product_id":"advances-in-virtual-reality-and-brenda-k-wiederhold-9781489980229","title":"Advances in Virtual Reality and Anxiety Disorders","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe interactive computer-generated world of virtual reality has been successful in treat-ing phobias and other anxiety-related conditions, in part because of its distinct advan-tages over traditional in vivo exposure. Yet many clinicians still think of VR technology as it was in the 1990s-bulky, costly, technically difficult-with little knowledge of its evolution toward more modern, evidence-based, practice-friendly treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese updates, and their clinical usefulness, are the subject of \u003ci\u003eAdvances in Virtual Re-ality and Anxiety Disorders, \u003c\/i\u003ea timely guidebook geared toward integrating up-to-date VR methods into everyday practice. Introductory material covers key virtual reality concepts, provides a brief history of VR as used in therapy for anxiety disorders, ad-dresses the concept of presence, and explains the side effects, known as cybersickness, that affect a small percentage of clients. Chapters in the book's main section detail current techniques and review study findings for using VR in the treatment of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Claustrophobia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Panic disorder, agoraphobia, and driving phobia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Acrophobia and aviophobia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Arachnophobia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Social phobia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Generalized anxiety disorder and OCD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- PTSD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Plus clinical guidelines for establishing a VR clinic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An in-depth framework for effective (and cost-effective) therapeutic innovations for entrenched problems, \u003ci\u003eAdvances in Virtual Reality and Anxiety Disorders \u003c\/i\u003ewill find an engaged audience among psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and mental health counselors.eractive \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brenda K. Wiederhold, Stéphane Bouchard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1489980229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781489980229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Brenda K. Wiederhold","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45980831842559,"sku":"9781489980229","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_228a34ee-d981-4355-84f4-500f971f6419.jpg?v=1722416870","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/advances-in-virtual-reality-and-brenda-k-wiederhold-9781489980229","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}