Can virtual reality (an immersive computer experience) help treat PTSD? There's lost of evidence to support this, and now the Department of Defense is testing a program called "Virtual Iraq" which "is designed to promote a multi-sensory emotional connection to the memory, thus helping the patient be able to gradually face the traumatic experiences that underlie his or her distressing memories after a number of treatment sessions."
Read the DoD's press release about their study here.
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