
Virtual reality for psychiatric treatment? Research shows promise for VR and other technologies in mental health care. A growing body of evidence suggests that virtual reality (VR) technology can be an effective part of treatment for phobias, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other mental health conditions, according to a research review. Ref. Source 3g.
As soon as I saw this I thought of PTSD. Many, many of my friends have PTSD. These are strong men. It was hard as Hell for these men to admit they had a problem. A wound on the outside you can see, PTSD is seen as a weakness and we have to stop that way of thinking. Any tool that can help combat PTSD is a good thing in my book. And this would be a cool tool… that just might help some of the tough guys and gals in the military come forward a bit easier.