Virtual reality in the treatment of persecutory delusions: Randomised controlled experimental study testing how to reduce delusional conviction

Background Persecutory delusions may be unfounded threat beliefs maintained by safety-seeking behaviours that prevent disconfirmatory evidence being successfully processed. Use of virtual reality could facilitate new learning. Aims To test the hypothesis that enabling patients to test the threat pre...

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Main Authors: Freeman, D, Bradley, J, Antley, A, Bourke, E, Deweever, N, Evans, N, Černis, E, Sheaves, B, Waite, F, Dunn, G, Slater, M, Clark, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2016