The Use and Effect of VRET on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Zheng Ao Dan

doi:10.54254/2753-7048/12/20230819

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Dan,Z.A. (2023). The Use and Effect of VRET on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,12,251-255.

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The Use and Effect of VRET on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Zheng Ao Dan *^,1,

¹ Qingdao Academy

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https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/12/20230819

Abstract

With the gradual increase in the number of patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Virtual Reality-based Exposure Therapy has also started using progressively. This article explores how the virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) technique has been used to treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with success, by introducing the causes of it and how virtual reality can be used in treating it, reviewing a variety of experiments which applied VRET to different PTSD patients. It also focused on the comparison between VRET with other therapies and the different effects of VR therapy in different traumas. The end result is that although the technique is very effective for the patient, the therapist still has to choose the right treatment for the patient. Based on the specific causes of PTSD, Virtual Reality technology, or VR is more convenient since its effective uses of modern technology, and safer treatment methods. It should be promoted to more clinical applications.

Keywords

post-traumatic stress disorder, exposure treatment, virtual reality, VRET

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Dan,Z.A. (2023). The Use and Effect of VRET on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,12,251-255.

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