- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Language Development and Disorders
- Stuttering Research and Treatment
Ruhr University Bochum
2022-2025
ABSTRACT AVATAR therapy (AT) works by facilitating a ‘face‐to‐face’ dialog between the person and digital representation (avatar) of their persecutory voice. Although there is cumulative evidence this way working with voices, enhancing therapeutic focus on improved confidence sense control voices in social situations represents promising to boost generalization gains into contexts. This paper presents descriptive clinical case example AVATAR_VRSocial therapy, new augmented version AT...
Abstract Background AVATAR therapy is an innovative designed to support people with distressing voices. Voice hearers co-create a digital representation of their voice and engage in dialogue it. Although it has been successfully tested powered randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN65314790), the participants’ experience this not yet evaluated. We aimed explore enablers barriers engagement potential for real-world impact on Methods Thirty per cent those who completed (15 total) 5 dropped out...