| Title |
Virtual reality exposure therapy for PTSD Vietnam veterans: A case study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Traumatic Stress, June 2005
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| DOI | 10.1023/a:1024772308758 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Barbara Olasov Rothbaum, Larry Hodges, Renato Alarcon, David Ready, Fran Shahar, Ken Graap, Jarrel Pair, Philip Hebert, Dave Gotz, Brian Wills, David Baltzell |
| Abstract |
Virtual reality (VR) integrates real-time computer graphics, body tracking devices, visual displays, and other sensory input devices to immerse a participant in a computer-generated virtual environment that changes in a natural way with head and body motion. VR exposure (VRE) is proposed as an alternative to typical imaginal exposure treatment for Vietnam combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This report presents the results of the first Vietnam combat veteran with PTSD to have been treated with VRE. The patient was exposed to two virtual environments, a virtual Huey helicopter flying over a virtual Vietnam and a clearing surrounded by jungle. The patient experienced a 34% decrease on clinician-rated PTSD and a 45% decrease on self-rated PTSD. Treatment gains were maintained at 6-month follow-up. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| Germany | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 3 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 297 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 59 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 46 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 41 | 13% |
| Researcher | 29 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 6% |
| Other | 58 | 19% |
| Unknown | 58 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 86 | 28% |
| Computer Science | 40 | 13% |
| Engineering | 24 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 16 | 5% |
| Other | 55 | 18% |
| Unknown | 68 | 22% |
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