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Exposure Therapy
Exposure therapy is considered to be abehavioral treatment for PTSD.
If not addressed, avoidance behavior can become more extreme and interfere with a person’s quality of life.
Avoidance can also makePTSD symptomsstick around longer or even become worse.
Avoidance also interferes with people working through their thoughts, memories, and emotions.
This is done by actively confronting the things that a person fears most.
It would unsafe to do so.
This is where virtual reality technology comes in.
There issome evidencewhich shows that VRET may be useful for treating several different anxiety disorders and anxiety-related problems.
In addition, a couple of studies have been done that test how useful VRET may be for PTSD.
VRET for PTSD has primarily been examined inVietnam War combat veterans.
These studies found that, following VRET, soldiers experienced a reduction in their PTSD symptoms.
Finding a Therapist Who Uses VRET
VRET is an expensive technology.
So, not all clinicians currently use this procedure.
Find out which option is the best for you.
