Establishing causality is crucial to understanding the mechanisms that underlie effective treatments for mental health disorders. Virtual reality environments enable manipulation and control of participants’ attributes in a therapeutic session, which could potentially revolutionize research on mechanisms of change.
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Zilcha-Mano, S., Krasovsky, T. Using virtual reality to understand mechanisms of therapeutic change. Nat Rev Psychol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-024-00303-2
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