Military treating PTSD victims with virtual reality
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Virtual reality can be an effective therapy for military personnel suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, according to researchers.
The U.S. military has been using video games to prepare soldiers for war for quite some time, and recently, it's also been using virtual reality systems as a way to reduce symptoms -- and even prevent combat soldiers from getting PTSD in the first place.
Scientists at USC are using the virtual reality systems as a kind of inoculation against the negative psychological effects of war - employing the virtual reality programs to prepare soldiers for the trauma they'll experience in war and to someday perhaps identify who may or may not be psychologically fit for combat.
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Battle ready? "Vaccinating" soldiers against PTSD (Economist)
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The remarkable power of alternate realities (PBS Frontline)
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