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05-05-2016, 09:09 PM
Virtual reality may be useful for treating patients with anxiety
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LONDON — The reach of virtual reality stretched even further this week with the publication of a study looking at how it could be used to treat people with*clinical anxiety disorders, ranging from generalized anxiety disorder to social anxiety and even para**ia.
Researchers at Oxford University asked 30 patients who suffer from persecutory delusions — an*extreme version of para**id thoughts —**to step into virtual environments, including a London Underground train and a lift or elevator, as part of the project. They aimed to show them that situations they feared were actually perfectly safe. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/05/virtual-reality-para**ia/)
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LONDON — The reach of virtual reality stretched even further this week with the publication of a study looking at how it could be used to treat people with*clinical anxiety disorders, ranging from generalized anxiety disorder to social anxiety and even para**ia.
Researchers at Oxford University asked 30 patients who suffer from persecutory delusions — an*extreme version of para**id thoughts —**to step into virtual environments, including a London Underground train and a lift or elevator, as part of the project. They aimed to show them that situations they feared were actually perfectly safe. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/05/virtual-reality-para**ia/)
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