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Virtual Exposure With Response Prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial

  • By

  • Lara Rolvien

  • Lena Jelinek

  • Luzie Lohse

  • Steffen Moritz

  • Lisa Borgmann

  • Jürgen Gallinat

  • Simone Kühn

  • Franziska Miegel

  • May 27, 2026

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    Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects 1.3% to 2.5% of the population and is a leading cause of disability worldwide.

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    Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with exposure and response prevention (ERP) is the first-line treatment for OCD.

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    Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) offers advantages such as tailored environments and reduced logistical challenges for OCD treatment.

  • 4

    Preliminary research indicates that virtual exposure with response prevention (VERP) can effectively provoke anxiety and disgust in OCD patients.

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    A study found significant reductions in obsessions and compulsions in OCD patients after 12 weeks of VERP treatment.

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Virtual Exposure With Response Prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial

  • by Lara Rolvien, Lena Jelinek, Luzie Lohse, Steffen Moritz, Lisa Borgmann, Jürgen Gallinat, Simone Kühn, Franziska Miegel

  • May 27, 2026

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