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Treatment of Mental disorders with Virtual Reality
Azucena Garcia-Palacios, Cristina Botella, Hunter Hoffman, Rosa M. Baños, Jorge Osma, Verónica Guillén, Conxa Perpina
170 - 182
NATO Security through Science Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics
Volume 6: Novel Approaches to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Abstract

Virtual reality is a new technology that has been applied to the treatment of several mental disorders. The first case study using this new tool was published in 1995. After ten years, several studies have been conducted in the field of Clinical Psychology, mainly in the application of VR for the treatment of anxiety disorders. The present work is a review of the use of Virtual Reality in the treatment of mental disorders. The advantages and limitations of virtual reality are discussed and the findings to date are reviewed.

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