Patients saw immediate
post treatment gains,
researchers said
From BBC Health - February 19, 2007 10:22
US soldiers returning from Iraq with post-traumatic stress disorder are being treated with virtual reality.
Virtual reality is being used to treat soldiers returning from Iraq with post-traumatic stress disorder.
The immersive system combines realistic street scenes, sounds and odours to allow patients to relive traumatic events in a controlled environment.
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During the "exposure therapy", a clinician determines the intensity of the events the soldier experiences.
The prototype system is currently being trialled in the US but has already successfully treated four volunteers.
