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Kim Bullock, MDClinical Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
Foundations of Virtual Reality Exposure TherapyLesson 2 of 50
Virtual Reality Therapy Isn't New: What Clinicians Should Know
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Kim Bullock, MDClinical Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford UniversityLesson summary
VR therapy is not new — it has existed for almost 40 years. Barbara Rothbaum's randomised controlled trials began in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The evidence base has been building for decades; it simply hasn't been part of most clinicians' training or awareness until now.
Key learning points
- Almost 40 years of clinical use and RCTs
- A substantial, long-standing evidence base
- Why it stayed off most clinicians' radar