Advances in Virtual Reality and Anxiety Disorders

Part I: Introduction.- Presence.- Sickness in Virtual Reality.- Part II: Fear of Flying (Aviophobia): Efficacy and methodological lessons from outcome trials.- Arachnophobia and Fear of Other Insects: Efficacy and lessons learned from treatment process.- Fear of Heights (Acrophobia): Efficacy and lessons learned from psychophysiological data.- Claustrophobia: Efficacy and treatment protocals.- Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia and Driving Phobia: Lessons learned from efficacy studies.- Social Anxiety Disorder: Efficacy and virtual humans.- Virtual Reality for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.- Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Efficacy and the Development of Virtual Environments.- Part III: A Case Example of a Virtual Reality Clinic.- Conclusions: The present and future of Virtual Reality in the treatment of Anxiety Disorders.