Potential of virtual reality as a diagnostic tool for social anxiety: A pilot study

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Highlights：

• Virtual reality is a potential diagnostic tool for social anxiety disorder.

• High-socially-anxious participants fixated on facial regions significantly shorter.

• Analysis of gaze behavior is a suitable measure for social anxiety.

摘要

•Virtual reality is a potential diagnostic tool for social anxiety disorder.•High-socially-anxious participants fixated on facial regions significantly shorter.•Analysis of gaze behavior is a suitable measure for social anxiety.

论文关键词：Social anxiety disorder,Virtual reality,Eye tracking,Skin conductance response,Diagnostics

论文评审过程：Received 16 October 2016, Revised 21 June 2017, Accepted 2 July 2017, Available online 3 July 2017, Version of Record 15 July 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.07.005