Most VR applications in mental health care have focused on cognitive behavioral therapy. This paper is a call to expand research into other theory-guided psychotherapy practices. Evidence is presented that supports the so-called dodo bird effect that contends that all bona fide psychotherapies are equally effective. Two avenues for expanding research are suggested that focus on VR strengths: creating VR playspaces (virtual environments where therapist and client can engage playfully) and VR drama therapy. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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Brahnam, S. (2013). Theory-guided virtual reality psychotherapies: Going beyond CBT-based approaches. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (Vol. 8022 LNCS, pp. 12–21). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39420-1_2
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