Apr 16 2009
Quebec university uses virtual reality to help treat mental illness
From cbc.ca:
A Quebec university is using computer wizardry to treat mental illness while forging Canada’s reputation as a leader in the emerging field of cyber-psychology.
The lab at the University of Quebec in Outaouais first used virtual reality techniques to study and treat simple phobias like the fear of flying.
A decade later, its researchers are targeting everything from pathological gambling to schizophrenia and, soon, post-traumatic stress disorder in Canadian soldiers returning from Afghanistan.
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