Two Cases of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Caused by a Motor Vehicle Accident Treated with Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy

Exposure-response prevention is an effective approach to treat anxiety disorders. Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) is a promising treatment for patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). New research has helped refine and update VRET. In this study, we introduce a form of VRET developed for patients suffering from PTSD after a traffic accident, and present two cases treated using this protocol. After 6 weeks of VRET treatment, the two participants not only improved their PTSD symptoms, but also improved their depressed mood, anxiety, and insomnia symptoms. Future studies of VRET for car accident-related PTSD should utilize a controlled design with randomization in order to account for numerous possible confounds.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 22(2024), 1 vom: 29. Jan., Seite 194-199

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kim, Ju-Wan [VerfasserIn]
Jhon, Min [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Hee-Ju [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Sung-Wan [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jae-Min [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
PTSD
Traffic accidents
Virtual reality exposure therapy

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Date Revised 28.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.9758/cpn.22.1036

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36737918X