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Thursday, June 28, 2007

VR for Social Anxiety Disorder

People with Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) may benefit from virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET). Illumenta, a US-based company, hopes to re-condition people who atuomatically associate typical social interactions with fear and anxiety. Illumenta is partnered with Virtually Better, another US company that utilizes VR therapy.