Using virtual reality to understand mechanisms of therapeutic change

Sigal Zilcha-Mano; Tal Krasovsky

doi:10.1038/s44159-024-00303-2

Using virtual reality to understand mechanisms of therapeutic change

Sigal Zilcha-Mano, Tal Krasovsky

University of Haifa

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Establishing causality is crucial to understanding the mechanisms that underlie effective treatments for mental health disorders. Virtual reality environments enable manipulation and control of participants’ attributes in a therapeutic session, which could potentially revolutionize research on mechanisms of change.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	295-296
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Reviews Psychology
Volume	3
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-024-00303-2
State	Published - May 2024

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Psychology (miscellaneous)
Clinical Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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