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Therapy In A Controlled Setting
For veterans with extreme anxiety due to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, simulated environments that allow for controlled exposure to triggering events is therapeutically valuable. With the help of VRHt, recreating that exposure within the context of a session in a therapist’s office is more feasible than trying to gain access to a real-world environment or the patient having to ‘imagine’ a triggering event.
Benefits:
- VRHt allows the therapist an increased degree of control during client sessions
- The patient is exposed to stimuli and situations that may not be easily accessible
- VRHt allows for more flexibility and cusomization of environments to treat mental disorders
- Does not require that patient’s have to “imagine“ his or her experiene or trauma
Veterans and PTSD Management
Can Virtual Reality Help Those With PTSD?
Seventy percent of Americans will go through a traumatic event in their life. Can a new treatment of virtual reality help soothe the fear and anxiety of PTSD?
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Virtual Reality Therapy: A Way to Heal Trauma
Albert “Skip” Rizzo, Director of Medical Virtual Reality, at USC – Institute of Creative Technologies is a clinical psychologist who uses virtual reality to help treat patients suffering from the effects of PTSD.
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