SBIR solution builds warfighter resiliency before, during, and after combat tours
https://media.defense.gov/2022/Nov/23/2003120782/-1/-1/0/VRMC_STORY.PDF
Technology in Treatment: How To Help Patients Benefit From the Metaverse
Dr. Brenda K. Wiederhold recently published an article in The California Psychologist. In this article, she discusses how we can help patients benefit from the Metaverse.
Major Trends in Virtual Reality Therapy: Ready for Widespread Distribution – Read the article in The California Psychologist!
Dr. Brenda K. Wiederhold recently had an article published in The California Psychologist. In this article, she covers ten aspects of VR that have the capability to improve patient care and outcomes.
Click here to read the article in The California Psychologist!
Virtual Reality Therapy as an Adjunct to Pain Management
BECAUSE MANY CHRONIC PAIN PATIENTS STILL EXPERIENCE pain on narcotics, it is evident that pharmacologic therapy is only part of the solution to pain management. The continued and growing recognition of psychological and social factors in pain management requires consideration of additional approaches to this complex, multimodal problem. A very effective approach, cognitive behavioral therapy, works to shift negative thoughts on pain to positive and empowering ones. Distraction techniques, such as meditation, hypnosis, and guided imagery, aim to divert attention away from pain altogether. Virtual reality (VR) is an especially effective medium for distraction (1), where the borders of reality can be modified in ways that enhance the therapeutic process. VR systems are also compatible with biosensors and brain imaging devices, making a comprehensive assessment of the global effects of pain and chronic pain syndromes possible. Furthermore, witnessing how their own brains react to pain, medication, and pain-reducing stimuli can help sufferers learn to control how they perceive pain (2).
VRMC Mentioned in The Conservative Woman
The Virtual Reality Medical Center was mentioned in a recent article published January 1st- what a way to ring in the new year!
Read the full article by Stuart Major: The future of the real world is artificial
Virtual Reality Exposure for Overcoming Fear of Flying
Virutal Reality Medical Center, serving our patients with Virtual Reality for the past 25 years. Contact us at frontoffice@vrphobia.com.
Virtual Reality Exposure Helps in Overcoming Agoraphobia
Exposure therapy is the gold standard for teaching patients with agoraphobia the coping skills they need. Dr. Cassiday and Dr. Wiederhold stated that assisting patients with COVID-related agoraphobia begins with identifying it.
Volumes 19 and 20 of the Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine just published
On behalf of Professor Brenda K Wiederhold and Professor Giuseppe Riva, we are pleased to announce that Volumes 19 and 20 of the Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine are now online.
The journal is published annually (once per year) by our non-profit affiliate, the Interactive Media Institute (IMI) – a 501c3 non profit organization – dedicated to bringing together interdisciplinary researchers from around the world to create, test, and develop clinical protocols for the medical and psychological community – in cooperation with Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, hosting and maintaining the ARCTT website.
ARCTT is an Open Access journal that does not charge readers or their institutions for access. Please enjoy reading our catalog of 20 Volumes (2003 to 2022) found on the ARCTT site.
How to Cope With Flight Anxiety Post-COVID
https://happiful.com/how-to-cope-with-flight-anxiety-post-covid/
During the pandemic, most travel was restricted. A lot of us were confined to our homes or the occasional local walk and for some this became a comfort zone of sorts….
Virtual Reality may provide a solution for many.
Used in the U.S., Europe and Asia for over 25 years, Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy offers
a bridge between the imaginal world and the real world setting that has been shown to be
a more comfortable and effective starting point for many seeking to overcome their fears and
phobias. For more information, contact us at frontoffice@vrphobia.com
Virtual Reality Helps Patients with Flying Phobias
Virtual Reality Exposure Helps Overcome Fears
“Last September, my husband and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary and flew from California to Vermont. This was the first time I had flown in years.”
Like many people with aviophobia, Gaustad hadn’t always been afraid of flying. “We actually flew quite a bit. But on a flight to Las Vegas, our plane hit a few air pockets… enough turbulence to throw things around a bit… and although everything turned out okay, I got real real panicky and said, ‘I’m not going to be able to do this again.'” Sure enough, Gaustad and her family traveled by car, bus or train throughout the next decade.
Knowing the anniversary trip was coming up, Gaustad decided to do something about her phobia and learned that virtual reality therapy was available through her company’s employee benefits. “I only met with Brenda seven or eight times before the therapy worked on me,” she recalls. “In fact, before the sessions were completely over, I had already booked our flights to Vermont.”
“Yes I did feel sort of weird when I wasn’t flying, like there was someting wrong with me,” Gaustad admits. “It was important that my husband understood my problem. Be patient and work through this together.”
Contact us at frontoffice@vrphobia.com to learn more.