Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30306, USA.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2010 Oct;1208:126-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05691.x.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a chronic, debilitating, psychological condition that occurs in a subset of individuals who experience or witness life-threatening traumatic events. PTSD is highly prevalent in those who served in the military. In this paper, we present the underlying theoretical foundations and existing research on virtual reality exposure therapy, a recently emerging treatment for PTSD. Three virtual reality scenarios used to treat PTSD in active duty military and combat veterans and survivors of terrorism are presented: Virtual Vietnam, Virtual Iraq, and Virtual World Trade Center. Preliminary results of ongoing trials are presented.
创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）是一种慢性、使人虚弱的心理疾病，发生在经历或目睹危及生命的创伤性事件的一小部分人群中。PTSD 在军人中发病率很高。本文介绍了虚拟现实暴露疗法的基础理论和现有研究，这是一种最近出现的 PTSD 治疗方法。本文介绍了三种用于治疗现役军人、战斗老兵以及恐怖主义幸存者 PTSD 的虚拟现实场景：越南虚拟、伊拉克虚拟和世界贸易中心虚拟。本文还介绍了正在进行的试验的初步结果。
