Assessment of Attentional Processes in Patients with Anxiety-Depressive Disorders Using Virtual Reality Camacho-Conde, José Antonio Legarra, Leire Bolinches, Vanesa M. Cano, Patricia Guasch, Mónica Llanos Torres, María Serret, Vanessa Mejías, Miguel Climent, Gema Adults Anxious-depressive disorder Attention Continuous performance test Virtual reality To characterize the attention deficits in one-hundred-fifteen participants, comprising two types of clinical profiles (affective and anxiety disorder), through a test of continuous VR execution. Method: Three tests (i.e., Nesplora Aquarium, BDI, and STAI) were used to obtain a standardized measure of attention, as well as the existence and severity of depression and anxiety, respectively. Results: Significant differences (CI = 95%) were found between the control group and the group with depression, in variables related to the speed of visual processing (p = 0.008) in the absence of distractors (p = 0.041) and during the first dual execution task (p = 0.011). For scores related to sustained attention, patients with depression and those with anxiety did not differ from controls. Our results suggest attentional deficits in both clinical populations when performing a continuous performance test that involved the participation of the central executive system of working memory 2021-12-10T12:31:02Z 2021-12-10T12:31:02Z 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Camacho-Conde, J.A.; Legarra, L.; Bolinches, V.M.; Cano, P.; Guasch, M.; Llanos-Torres, M.; Serret, V.; Mejías, M.; Climent, G. Assessment of Attentional Processes in Patients with Anxiety-Depressive Disorders Using Virtual Reality. J. Pers. Med. 2021, 11, 1341. https:// doi.org/10.3390/jpm11121341 http://hdl.handle.net/10481/71997 10.3390/jpm11121341 eng eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/733901 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución 3.0 España MDPI