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Published on in Vol 13 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/77920, first published .
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Immersive Virtual Reality–Assisted Therapy for Distressing Voices in Psychosis: Qualitative Study of Participants’ and Therapists’ Experiences in the Challenge Trial

Immersive Virtual Reality–Assisted Therapy for Distressing Voices in Psychosis: Qualitative Study of Participants’ and Therapists’ Experiences in the Challenge Trial

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Mads Juul Christensen1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Matilde Poulsen Rydborg1 Author Orcid Image ;   Rikke Jørgensen2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Cecilie Dueholm Nielsen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jan Mainz1, 2, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Imogen H Bell5, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Neil Thomas7, 8 Author Orcid Image ;   Lisa Charlotte Smith9, 10 Author Orcid Image ;   Lise Sandvig Mariegaard9 Author Orcid Image ;   Thomas Ward11, 12 Author Orcid Image ;   Merete Nordentoft10, 13 Author Orcid Image ;   Louise Birkedal Glenthøj9, 14 Author Orcid Image ;   Ditte Lammers Vernal1, 2 Author Orcid Image
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