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Getting Real about Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Department of Defense: Augmenting Exposure Therapy through Virtual Reality Cover

Getting Real about Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Department of Defense: Augmenting Exposure Therapy through Virtual Reality

Open Access
|Jan 2022

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Figure 1

US Marine Gysgt. Carlos “OJ” Orjuela, age 31, Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 2008.

Note: Photo Credit: Louie Palu.

Figure 2

Aftermath of a Roadside IED Explosion in Afghanistan.

Note: Many servicemembers experience traumatic stress linked to IED attacks. Photo Credit: Ahmad Nadeem, Reuters.

Figure 3

Artistic Rendering of RESTORES’ Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) Experience.

Note: Photo Credit: Larry Moore.

Figure 4

UCF RESTORES Virtual Reality Software, Example of a Customizable Scene.

Note: Photo Credit: Dr. Deborah Beidel, UCF Restores.

Figure 5

Customizing Scene Details and Updating of Patient Narrative.

Note: Photo Credit: Dr. Deborah Beidel, UCF Restores.

Figure 6

Software Allows Clinicians to Pinpoint Scene Segments that Produce Most Significant Stress Response.

Note: Photo Credit: Dr. Deborah Beidel, UCF Restores.

Figure 7

Heart Rate and Skin Conductance Monitored as the Patient Immerses in Scene.

Note: Photo Credit: Dr. Deborah Beidel, UCF Restores.

Language: English
Page range: 87 - 97
Submitted on: Nov 19, 2021
Accepted on: Nov 24, 2021
Published on: Jan 28, 2022
Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2022 Jennifer Walters, Deborah Beidel, published by Virginia Tech Publishing
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.