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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Special Issue: Virtual Reality Treatment for PTSD

Virtual Reality And Other Technologies Offer Hope For PTSD 02/13/2010.  Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) threatens to overload healthcare and social support systems worldwide as the number of cases rises and existing treatments are not sufficiently effective. New approaches to treatment are relying on technology, such as virtual reality, to alleviate the psychologically damaging effects of PTSD, and these innovative solutions are explored in a special issue of Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The special issue is available free online (http://www.liebertpub.com/cyber).  Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking via Medical News Today

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