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✅   AVATAR Virtual Reality Social therapy (AVATAR_VRSocial) for distressing voices and their interference in social everyday life in early psychosis: protocol of a single-blind parallel group randomised controlled feasibility study

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Introduction Around 70% of people with psychosis experience auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs), which can cause distress and impair the social functioning of the individual. AVATAR therapy works by facilitating a ‘face-to-face’ dialogue between the person and a digital representation (avatar) of their persecutory voice. Although there is cumulative evidence of this way of working with voices, enhancing the therapeutic focus on improved confidence and sense of control of the voices in social situations represents a promising way to boost generalisation of therapy gains into social contexts. We aim to enhance AVATAR therapy by incorporating immersive Virtual Reality (VR) social environments aiming to help the person to deal better with their voices in daily situations.

BMJ     Apr 28, 2025