Virtual reality based attentional bias modification training for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: a feasibility study

BackgroundAttentional bias modification (ABM) training is employed to modulate attentional bias and alleviate clinical symptoms in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients. This study aimed to develop a novel, ecologically valid ABM paradigm based on virtual reality (VR). The intent was to enhance the efficacy of traditional computerized ABM and to preliminarily examine its feasibility in patients with contamination-based obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).Method15 patients with OCD who wer