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Dr. Bouchard leads the听听and is a听. Among other activities, Dr. Bouchard conducts experimental studies to understand why virtual reality (VR) is an effective treatment tool. He will give a presentation on how VR can be used to effectively treat mental disorders (complete details below).

This online session is scheduled for Thursday, March 31 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm.听

Using virtual reality in psychotherapy: Where are we and what鈥檚 next?

The use of virtual reality in the treatment of mental disorders is not new. With the advent of affordable off-the-shelf technologies, it is easy to confuse evidence-based knowledge with novel and promising ideas. This presentation provide an overview of the current state of knowledge in the fields of anxiety disorders, addictions, body image disturbances and schizophrenia. Two angles will be covered for each of these topics: (a) what do we know based on published empirical findings, and (b) what are key research questions that are currently being investigated? The topic of presence will also be explored. At the end of this brief overview, people should be better equipped to appraise the field of the psychotherapeutic applications of VR and discriminate between false, or erroneous, claims, and innovative and sound research agendas.

Recommended readings:

Ma, L., Mor, S., Anderson, P. L., Ba帽os, R. M., Botella, C., ... & Carlbring, P. (2021). Integrating virtual realities and psychotherapy: SWOT analysis on VR and MR based treatments of anxiety and stress-related disorders.听Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 50(6), 509-526. DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2021.1939410

Nolet, K., Corno, G., & Bouchard, S. (2020). The adoption of new treatment modalities by health professionals and the relative weight of empirical evidence in favor of virtual reality exposure versus mindfulness in the treatment of anxiety disorders.听Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14, 86. DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00086

Rizzo, A. S., & Bouchard, S. (2019).听Virtual reality for psychological and neurocognitive interventions. New York: Springer.

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