Virtual Reality Based Experiential Cognitive Treatment of Obesity and Binge-eating Disorders
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This paper describes the characteristics and preliminary evaluation of the Experiential Cognitive Therapy (Experiential CT), a VR based treatment to be used in obesity and binge-eating disorders' assessment and treatment. Experiential CT is a relatively short-term, integrated, patient oriented approach that focuses on individual discovery. Main characteristic of this approach is the use of Virtual Reality, a new technology that allows the user to be immersed in a computergenerated virtual world. Two preliminary clinical trials were carried out on female patients: 25 patients suffering from binge-eating disorders were included in the first study and 18 obese in the second one. At the end of the in-patient treatments, the patients of both samples modified significantly their bodily awareness. This modification was associated to a reduction in problematic eating and social behaviors. No subjects experienced simulation sickness. Virtual Reality Treatment of Obesity and Binge Eating Disorders 2 VIRTUAL REALITY BASED EXPERIENTIAL COGNITIVE TREATMENT OF OBESITY AND BINGE-EATING DISORDERS
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