Some research articles on the use of virtual reality
DIFEDE, J. , CUKOR, J. , PATT, I. , GIOSAN, C. and HOFFMAN, H. (2006), The Application of Virtual Reality to the Treatment of PTSD Following the WTC Attack. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1071: 500-501. doi:10.1196/annals.1364.052
Falconer, C., Rovira, A., King, J., Gilbert, P., Antley, A., Fearon, P., . . . Brewin, C. (2016). Embodying self-compassion within virtual reality and its effects on patients with depression. BJPsych Open, 2(1), 74-80. doi:10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.002147
Fodor L.A., Carmen D. Coteț C.D., Cuijpers, P.,Szamoskozi, S., Ioana, D.D., Cristea, A. (2018) The effectiveness of virtual reality based interventions for symptoms of anxiety and depression: A meta-analysis. Scientific Reports volume 8, Article number: 10323
Gonçalves R, Pedrozo AL, Coutinho ESF, Figueira I, Ventura P (2012) Efficacy of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy in the Treatment of PTSD: A Systematic Review. PLoS ONE 7(12): e48469. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0048469
Jones T, Moore T, Choo J (2016) The Impact of Virtual Reality on Chronic Pain. PLoS ONE 11(12): e0167523. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167523
McSherry, T., Atterbury, M., Gartner, S., Helmold, E., Mazzacano, D., Schulman, C., Randomized, Crossover Study of Immersive Virtual Reality to Decrease Opioid Use During Painful Wound Care Procedures in Adults, Journal of Burn Care & Research, Volume 39, Issue 2, March/April 2018, Pages 278–285, https://doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0000000000000589
Maples-Keller, J. L., Bunnell, B. E., Kim, S. J., & Rothbaum, B. O. (2017). The Use of Virtual Reality Technology in the Treatment of Anxiety and Other Psychiatric Disorders. Harvard review of psychiatry, 25(3), 103–113. doi:10.1097/HRP.0000000000000138
Rizzo, A., Cukor, J., Gerardi, M. et al. J Contemp Psychother (2015) 45: 255. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10879-015-9306-3
Rothbaum, B. O., Hodges, L., Smith, S., Lee, J. H., & Price, L. (2000). A controlled study of virtual reality exposure therapy for the fear of flying. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68(6), 1020-1026.
Shah, Lubna Bte Iskhandar et al.Efficacy of the Virtual Reality-Based Stress Management Program on Stress-Related Variables in People With Mood Disorders: The Feasibility Study. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, Volume 29, Issue 1, 6 – 13
Zeng, N., Pope, Z., Lee, J., & Gao, Z. (2018). Virtual Reality Exercise for Anxiety and Depression: A Preliminary Review of Current Research in an Emerging Field. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 7(3), 42. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm7030042