Untreated PTSD is associated with a range of negative consequences including sub

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Untreated PTSD is associated with a range of negative consequences including substance abuse, severe depression, uncontrollable anxiety, and difficulty adjusting to civilian life. It can also take a toll on others by leading to greater family strife, greater likelihood of divorce, and increased rates of domestic violence and child abuse. Finding an effective way of treating this condition has the potential to help a significant number of people. What do patients experience in the virtual reality environment? They simply see a video of combat scenes from the war. They get to control an avatar as it moves through a virtual war. They see, hear, and smell familiar scenes from the war. They see and hear scenes from their training. How does this type of therapy proceed? The intensity of the experience gradually increases after patients become familiar with the virtual environment. There is a series of missions for patients to complete, which increase in complexity and difficulty. Patients are thrown immediately into a virtual battle with insurgent forces. After a short introduction to the virtual world, patients experience a new traumatic event every 10 minutes. How can you summarize the treatment process Dr. Reger describes in the video? The patient can see how making different decisions might have resulted in different outcomes. The patient's memory of the traumatic event is replaced with a more benign one. Seeing the situation over and over in a safe environment reduces its emotional impact. Replaying the situation allows the patient to see that nothing traumatic actually happened

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Patients experience in the virtual reality:

This type of therapy proceeds:

Summary of the treatment process of Dr. Ross:

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