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de Recherche et d’Innovation
en Cybersécurité et Société
1.
Linnaranta, O.; Cardona, L. G.; Seon, Q.; Tukkiapik, A.; Outerbridge, J.; Bouchard, S.
In: Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 513–525, 2025, ISSN: 10777229 (ISSN).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adaptation, adult, article, behavior therapy, clinical article, cognitive behavioral therapy, cultural adaptation, cultural safety, emotion regulation, Environment, environmental exposure, female, health care quality, health service, human, information processing, Inuit, male, manipulative medicine, Mental health, mental health care access, participatory co-design, Problem solving, psychotherapist, psychotherapy, Quebec, software, virtual reality
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Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy (CBT) can be combined with virtual reality (VR) to provide culturally safe and remotely delivered emotion regulation interventions. We conducted a co-design process of a CBT treatment manual and complementary VR environments for the Inuit populations from Nunavik. Here, we describe the knowledge gained during the adaptation process on the approach to mental well-being and psychotherapy. We followed qualitative, participatory, and research co-design methods. After an initial concept of VR-CBT, an advisory group made up of 7 adults identifying as or working with Inuit participated in 4 focus group meetings. A thematic analysis of the discussions was carried out. A non-symptom-focused approach with the therapist guiding the individual in empowerment and emotion management was accepted in the advisory group, replacing a symptom-focus. Several CBT in- and between-session techniques were seen critically or rejected, and time for working on a certain theme was increased. Some elements in the proposed landscape were rejected as unsafe, other elements added as culture-specific to increase safety. Future work should confirm broader acceptance and utility. Culturally specific factors play an essential role in acceptance of concepts and approaches used in psychotherapy. Accordingly, they can have an impact on acceptance and attendance in therapy. © 2024 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
2.
Simon, J.; Etienne, A. -M.; Bouchard, S.; Quertemont, E.
Alcohol Craving in Heavy and Occasional Alcohol Drinkers After Cue Exposure in a Virtual Environment: The Role of the Sense of Presence Journal Article
In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, vol. 14, 2020, ISSN: 16625161 (ISSN), (Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: adult, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, alcoholic beverage, article, association, clinical article, controlled study, craving, cue exposure, environmental exposure, female, heavy drinking, human, immersion, male, people by drinking status, Sensation, sense of presence, social drinker, validity, virtual reality, Young Adult
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The development of new technologies, and more specifically the opportunity to immerse participants in virtual controlled environments, provides a new ecological framework for researchers to study complex behaviors. This experiment aimed to compare post-immersion craving in occasional and heavy alcohol drinkers. Twenty-two occasional drinkers and eighteen heavy drinkers were recruited and immersed in a virtual bar, including alcoholic beverages. After the exposure, heavy drinkers reported a significantly higher craving than occasional drinkers. Post-immersion alcohol craving was significantly related to the levels of perceived ecological validity of the virtual environment. Finally, a moderation analysis suggested that the levels of craving more strongly increased with perceived ecological validity in heavy drinkers than in occasional drinkers. Therefore, the perceived ecological validity was an important experimental parameter to study craving in a virtual environment. These results further suggested that virtual reality might be a useful tool for both the scientific study of alcohol addiction and the treatment of alcohol dependence and relapse. © Copyright © 2020 Simon, Etienne, Bouchard and Quertemont.
3.
Simon, J.; Etienne, A. -M.; Bouchard, S.; Quertemont, E.
Alcohol Craving in Heavy and Occasional Alcohol Drinkers After Cue Exposure in a Virtual Environment: The Role of the Sense of Presence Journal Article
In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, vol. 14, 2020, ISSN: 16625161 (ISSN).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: adult, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, alcoholic beverage, article, association, clinical article, controlled study, craving, cue exposure, environmental exposure, female, heavy drinking, human, immersion, male, people by drinking status, Sensation, sense of presence, social drinker, validity, virtual reality, Young Adult
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The development of new technologies, and more specifically the opportunity to immerse participants in virtual controlled environments, provides a new ecological framework for researchers to study complex behaviors. This experiment aimed to compare post-immersion craving in occasional and heavy alcohol drinkers. Twenty-two occasional drinkers and eighteen heavy drinkers were recruited and immersed in a virtual bar, including alcoholic beverages. After the exposure, heavy drinkers reported a significantly higher craving than occasional drinkers. Post-immersion alcohol craving was significantly related to the levels of perceived ecological validity of the virtual environment. Finally, a moderation analysis suggested that the levels of craving more strongly increased with perceived ecological validity in heavy drinkers than in occasional drinkers. Therefore, the perceived ecological validity was an important experimental parameter to study craving in a virtual environment. These results further suggested that virtual reality might be a useful tool for both the scientific study of alcohol addiction and the treatment of alcohol dependence and relapse. © Copyright © 2020 Simon, Etienne, Bouchard and Quertemont.
4.
Côté, S.; Bouchard, S.
Virtual reality exposure for phobias: A critical review Journal Article
In: Journal of Cyber Therapy and Rehabilitation, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 75–92, 2008, ISSN: 17849934.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: claustrophobia, Cognitive rehabilitation, cognitive therapy, computer system, environmental exposure, human, Human computer interaction, phobia, quality control, review, stimulus response, therapy effect, validation process, virtual reality
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abstract = {This article is a review of the literature on efficacy and outcome studies using in virtuo exposure treatments to treat specific phobias. Thirty-nine studies were examined for this review: 56% were case studies or small sample studies, 13% were studies using larger samples, but no control or comparison condition, 13% used a comparison group (waiting list, placebo), 8% used a comparative treatment condition (usually in vivo expo- sure) and 13% used both. The specific phobias that were treated in these studies were acrophobia, aviophobia, claustrophobia, arachnophobia and fear of driving. The majority of these studies demonstrated that in virtuo exposure is effective and constitutes an interesting alternative to in vivo exposure. However, as the area is still taking its first steps, more studies with stronger methodological validity (control and comparative treatment conditions) are needed. © Virtual Reality Medical Institute.},
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This article is a review of the literature on efficacy and outcome studies using in virtuo exposure treatments to treat specific phobias. Thirty-nine studies were examined for this review: 56% were case studies or small sample studies, 13% were studies using larger samples, but no control or comparison condition, 13% used a comparison group (waiting list, placebo), 8% used a comparative treatment condition (usually in vivo expo- sure) and 13% used both. The specific phobias that were treated in these studies were acrophobia, aviophobia, claustrophobia, arachnophobia and fear of driving. The majority of these studies demonstrated that in virtuo exposure is effective and constitutes an interesting alternative to in vivo exposure. However, as the area is still taking its first steps, more studies with stronger methodological validity (control and comparative treatment conditions) are needed. © Virtual Reality Medical Institute.
5.
Côté, S.; Bouchard, S.
Virtual reality exposure for phobias: A critical review Journal Article
In: Journal of Cyber Therapy and Rehabilitation, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 75–92, 2008, ISSN: 17849934.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: claustrophobia, Cognitive rehabilitation, cognitive therapy, computer system, environmental exposure, human, Human computer interaction, phobia, quality control, review, stimulus response, therapy effect, validation process, virtual reality
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This article is a review of the literature on efficacy and outcome studies using in virtuo exposure treatments to treat specific phobias. Thirty-nine studies were examined for this review: 56% were case studies or small sample studies, 13% were studies using larger samples, but no control or comparison condition, 13% used a comparison group (waiting list, placebo), 8% used a comparative treatment condition (usually in vivo expo- sure) and 13% used both. The specific phobias that were treated in these studies were acrophobia, aviophobia, claustrophobia, arachnophobia and fear of driving. The majority of these studies demonstrated that in virtuo exposure is effective and constitutes an interesting alternative to in vivo exposure. However, as the area is still taking its first steps, more studies with stronger methodological validity (control and comparative treatment conditions) are needed. © Virtual Reality Medical Institute.