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Social exposure conducted in virtual reality (VR), embedded in individual cognitive\u2013behavioural therapy (CBT), could be an answer.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      To show that conducting VR exposure in CBT for SAD is effective and is more practical for therapists than conducting exposure\n                      <jats:italic>in vivo.<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Participants were randomly assigned to either VR exposure (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 17),\n                      <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      exposure (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 22) or waiting list (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 20). 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