Psychophysiological reactivity, coping behaviour and intrusive memories upon multisensory Virtual Reality and Script-Driven Imagery analogue trauma: A randomised controlled crossover study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Peri- and post-traumatic factors predict the differential development of stress-associated mental disorders. Prospective designs assessing these risk factors in real-time under controlled experimental conditions can overcome limitations of retrospective designs. Therefore, we aimed to investigate multi-sensory, experimental analogues of a traumatic experience delivered in Virtual Reality (VR) or Script-Driven Imagery (SDI).

Methods

In a randomised controlled crossover design, differences in the induced analogue trauma symptoms between multi-sensory analogue trauma by either VR or SDI versus a neutral condition were assessed in 127 non-clinical participants.

Results

Analogue symptoms (psychophysiological responses, coping behaviour and intrusive memories of

SUBMITTER: Schweizer T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6249992 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature