Effectiveness of a Projection-based Augmented Reality Exposure System in Treating Cockroach Phobia.

"The intervention will be based on exposure therapy to cockroaches using P-ARET. The treatment will follow the guidelines of the one-session treatment (OST). Main components: Psychoeducation, Exposure to the feared object (cockroach), modeling (the therapist will interact with the phobic stimulus first and if possible, the patient will follow the same steps), cognitive challenge, and reinforcement and relapse prevention."

"The intervention will be based on traditional in vivo exposure therapy to real cockroaches. The treatment will follow the guidelines of the one-session treatment (OST). Main components: Psychoeducation, Exposure to the feared object (cockroach), modeling (the therapist will interact with the phobic stimulus first and if possible, the patient will follow the same steps), cognitive challenge, and reinforcement and relapse prevention."