Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Rizzo, Albert; Hartholt, Arno; Grimani, Mario; Leeds, Andrew M.; Liewer, Matt

doi:10.1109/mc.2014.199

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“…In multiple studies, virtual reality has been shown to be a valuable technology to apply in graduated exposure treatment for combat-related PTSD (e.g., Reger et al, 2011;Rizzo et al, 2006;Rizzo, Hartholt, Grimani, Leeds, & Liewer, 2014) but also for specific phobias such as height and flying phobia (for a review, see Choy, Fyer, & Lipsitz, 2007). Virtual reality is considered to have a lot of clinical potential in situations where it is difficult to realize an environment for in vivo exposure (i.e., confrontation with feared or trauma-related objects or situations in reality).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mental beliefs about blood, and not its smell, affect presence in a violent computer game

Verplaetse

Smet

2016

Computers in Human Behavior

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mental beliefs about blood, and not its smell, affect presence in a violent computer game

Verplaetse

Smet

2016

Computers in Human Behavior

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“…The MHS and the VHA provide a wide range of specialized and cutting-edge mental health care programs and clinics for military members; indeed, they are often on the forefront of state-of-the-art treatment approaches such as virtual reality exposure therapy for PTSD (Rizzo, Hartholt, Grimani, Leeds, & Liewer, 2014). Nonetheless-as might be expected within systems of care serving millions of military members-barriers remain.…”

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Delivering Psychological Services to Military Members

Kalmbach¹,

Moore²

2019

Bringing Psychotherapy to the Underserved

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Military members are immersed in an all-encompassing culture and required to make countless personal sacrifices, often experiencing trauma or other stressors that most civilians will never face. Over the past two decades, a grateful nation has provided unprecedented levels of support for the many brave servicemen and women who choose this career path. It may therefore come as a surprise to some that, despite this support, many military members remain underserved in the area of mental health. Challenges include system and access barriers; health providers’ lack of familiarity with military injuries, needs, and culture; and military members’ own stigma-related reluctance to seek treatment. This chapter provides mental health clinicians with suggestions for practice. We outline the challenges and detail the qualities necessary to work effectively with psychotherapy clients who are military members.

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“…Although, it is most commonly associated with the development of video games, it has also been used to develop other kinds of systems. These include simulation capabilities and visualization environments for use in educational (Christel et al, 2012), medical (Rizzo et al, 2014) and engineering (Mattingly et al, 2012) applications.…”

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Integrating ACT-R Cognitive Models with the Unity Game Engine

Smart

Scutt²,

Sycara

et al. 2016

Integrating Cognitive Architectures Into Virtual Character Design

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The main aim of the chapter is to describe how cognitive models, developed using the ACT-R cognitive architecture, can be integrated with the Unity game engine in order to support the intelligent control of virtual characters in both 2D and 3D virtual environments. ACT-R is a cognitive architecture that has been widely used to model various aspects of human cognition, such as learning, memory, problem-solving, reasoning and so on. Unity, on the other hand, is a very popular game engine that can be used to develop 2D and 3D environments for both game and non-game purposes. The ability to integrate ACT-R cognitive models with the Unity game engine thus supports the effort to create virtual characters that incorporate at least some of the capabilities and constraints of the human cognitive system.

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Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Cited by 78 publications

References 13 publications

Mental beliefs about blood, and not its smell, affect presence in a violent computer game

Mental beliefs about blood, and not its smell, affect presence in a violent computer game

Delivering Psychological Services to Military Members

Integrating ACT-R Cognitive Models with the Unity Game Engine

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