Table 4. Table 4. Summary VR treatment effectiveness in comparison to other 'traditional' treatments.

Effectiveness of VR treatment in comparison to ‘traditional’ treatment methods (n=34)	VR treatment less efficacious (n=3)	VR treatment equally efficacious (n=12)	VR treatment more efficacious (n=19)
In-vivo exposure (n=11)	[79,80]	[17,31,35,82,85,90]	[40,75,119]
CBT (n=7)	—	[86,120]	[28,72,74,76,121]
Imaginal exposure (n=3)	—	[122,123]	[77]
Psychoeducation (n=2)	—	—	[124,125]
Treatment as usual (n=2)	—	—	[34,70]
Bibliotherapy (n=1)	—	—	[109]
Prolonged exposure (n=1)	[81]	—	—
Integrated psychological therapy (n=1)	—	—	[38]
Nicotine replacement (n=1)	—	—	[66]
Information pamphlet (n=1)	—	—	[22]
Control exposure (n=1)	—	[88]	—
Attention placebo (n=1)	—	—	[126]
Computer-aided exposure (n=1)	—	[127]	—
Relaxation group (n=1)	—	—	[71]