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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).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>15 patients with OCD who were currently receiving pharmacotherapy were recruited and allocated to either an ABM group, which received VR-ABM training twice weekly for four weeks (eight sessions in total), or a TAU group, which continued their routine outpatient treatment, including pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, and physical therapy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Result<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>5 patients in ABM group and 5 patients in TAU group completed the 4-week follow-up. VR-ABM paradigm effectively elicited target symptoms, with virtual scenarios inducing moderate levels of obsessive-compulsive symptoms and anxiety. 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