The New York Times (6/3, Blum) explores the topic of virtual reality therapy which has shown some success at treating anxiety, phobias, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Some virtual reality therapies “build on a sometimes-divisive therapeutic technique called prolonged exposure, developed by Edna Foa, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.” Even though “some experts have worried the practice might overwhelm or re-traumatize patients, prolonged exposure is now widely accepted as an effective tool to treat chronic PTSD.”
Related Links:
— “Virtual Reality Therapy Plunges Patients Back Into Trauma. Here Is Why Some Swear by It. “Dani Blum, The New York Times, June 3, 2021