The purpose of this study is to compare CBT VR exposure + VR social skills treatment to CBT Imaginal exposure + mindfulness, in reducing the severity of social anxiety in adults with autism and social anxiety (SA), to identify characteristics associated with benefitting from the CBT-VR treatment and to assess acceptability and feasibility of the VR intervention for patients receiving it and use findings to improve methods and to prepare for a community based pragmatic trial.
The purpose of this study is to compare CBT VR exposure + VR social skills treatment to CBT Imaginal exposure + mindfulness, in reducing the severity of social anxiety in adults with autism and social anxiety (SA), to identify characteristics associated with benefitting from the CBT-VR treatment and to assess acceptability and feasibility of the VR intervention for patients receiving it and use findings to improve methods and to prepare for a community based pragmatic trial.
Application of Virtual Reality Technology to Treatment of Social Anxiety
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
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18 Years to
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The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston,
Katherine Loveland, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houstom
2026-03-31