Augmented Reality Exposure Therapy for Cynophobia

Launched by KOÇ UNIVERSITY · Apr 12, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

Specific phobia is an overwhelming fear of an object, place, situation, feeling or animal. For the treatment of specific phobias, exposure therapy is accepted as the most effective way to treat the patients and it is frequently used by psychiatrists and psychotherapists. To treat specific phobias using exposure therapy, the patients are exposed to their feared objects or situations in a safe and controlled environment while they are guided and accompanied by a therapist. It is not always possible to conduct in vivo treatment however, due to a number of reasons such as the feared objects bei...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Clinician-confirmed Dog Phobia
• • Scoring 10 or higher on the Specific Phobia Scale (Adult version)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Psychosis and/or Substance Use Disorder
• • Epileptic Seizure History
• • Uncorrected Visual Impairment