Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Barbara O. Rothbaum; Emily Malcoun; Albert “Skip” Rizzo; Naomi Josman

Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Barbara O. Rothbaum
, Emily Malcoun
, Albert “Skip” Rizzo
, Naomi Josman

Department of Occupational Therapy

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Abstract

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a chronic, debilitating, psychological condition that occurs in a subset of individuals who experience or witness life-threatening traumatic events. This chapter describes the underlying theoretical foundations and existing research on virtual reality exposure therapy (VRE), a recently emerging treatment for PTSD. Three virtual reality scenarios used to treat PTSD in combat veterans and survivors of terrorism – Virtual Vietnam, Virtual Iraq, and BusWorld – are presented, along with a case study of an individual treated using BusWorld. The future of VRE and its potential for use with telemedicine and the Internet for treatment of PTSD are also discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Internet Use in the Aftermath of Trauma
Editors	A. Brunet, A. R. Ashbaugh, C. F. Herbert
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	269-284
State	Published - 2010

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