TY - JOUR
T1 - BusWorld
T2 - Designing a virtual environment for post-traumatic stress disorder in Israel: A protocol
AU - Josman, Naomi
AU - Somer, Eli
AU - Reisberg, Ayelet
AU - Weiss, Patrice L.
AU - Garcia-Palacios, Azucena
AU - Hoffman, Hunter
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - A number of carefully controlled studies have documented the effectiveness of traditional imaginal exposure for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Virtual reality (VR) exposure therapy is based on a similar logic but rather than self-generating imagery, patients wear a VR helmet and go into a three-dimensional (3-D) computer generated virtual world to help them gain access to their memory of the traumatic event. Recent preliminary research has shown that some patients who fail to respond to traditional therapy benefit from virtual reality exposure therapy, presumably because VR helps the patient become emotionally engaged while recollecting/recounting/re-interpreting/ emotionally processing what happened during the traumatic event. The present paper presents a brief overview of a new VR World we developed to provide virtual reality therapy for terrorist bus bombing victims in Israel, and a brief description of our research protocol and measures (for details, see www. vrpain.com).
AB - A number of carefully controlled studies have documented the effectiveness of traditional imaginal exposure for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Virtual reality (VR) exposure therapy is based on a similar logic but rather than self-generating imagery, patients wear a VR helmet and go into a three-dimensional (3-D) computer generated virtual world to help them gain access to their memory of the traumatic event. Recent preliminary research has shown that some patients who fail to respond to traditional therapy benefit from virtual reality exposure therapy, presumably because VR helps the patient become emotionally engaged while recollecting/recounting/re-interpreting/ emotionally processing what happened during the traumatic event. The present paper presents a brief overview of a new VR World we developed to provide virtual reality therapy for terrorist bus bombing victims in Israel, and a brief description of our research protocol and measures (for details, see www. vrpain.com).
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33646735831&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1089/cpb.2006.9.241
DO - 10.1089/cpb.2006.9.241
M3 - Article
C2 - 16640487
AN - SCOPUS:33646735831
SN - 1094-9313
VL - 9
SP - 241
EP - 244
JO - Cyberpsychology and Behavior
JF - Cyberpsychology and Behavior
IS - 2
ER -