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    Treatment of earthquake-related posttraumatic symptoms with virtual reality

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    Author
    Dünser, A.
    Carter, J.
    Dorahy, M.
    Britt, E.
    Date
    2012
    Permanent Link
    http://hdl.handle.net/10092/9767

    After major earthquakes, many people suffer from posttraumatic symptoms (PTS) as well as anxiety and distress about ongoing aftershocks. Traditional treatments such as in vivo or imaginal exposure may be of limited applicability for earthquake-related symptoms while others such as cognitive behavioural therapy may not be short enough to deal with the many people needing rapid help after mass disasters. This project aims to examine how virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) can help people to reduce PTS and strengthen resilience against traumatic stressors. VRET systems are cost-effective, relatively easy to deploy and enable short, focused interventions.

    Subjects
    earthquake
     
    PTSD
     
    resilience
     
    virtual reality
     
    haptic feedback
     
    Field of Research::17 - Psychology and Cognitive Sciences::1701 - Psychology::170106 - Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
     
    Field of Research::16 - Studies in Human Society::1607 - Social Work::160702 - Counselling, Welfare and Community Services
     
    Field of Research::08 - Information and Computing Sciences::0801 - Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing::080111 - Virtual Reality and Related Simulation
     
    Field of Research::04 - Earth Sciences::0403 - Geology::040313 - Tectonics
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