Assessment and treatment of mental health conditions in children and adolescents: A systematic scoping review of how virtual reality environments have been used.
Dana BlancoRachel M RobertsAnne GannoniSteve CookPublished in: Clinical child psychology and psychiatry (2023)
The current literature shows some promise for the use of VRE assessments and interventions of childhood mental health problems, particularly for anxiety-related disorders such as social anxiety and specific phobias. However, high-quality RCTs are now needed to establish effectiveness of VREs in this population, and how it compares to existing evidence-based approaches, given its promise to improve both engagement and outcomes.