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Scientific American

August 1, 2004

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Virtual-Reality Therapy

Patients can get relief from pain or overcome their phobias by immersing themselves in computer-generated worlds

By Hunter G. Hoffman

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Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for World Trade Center Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Report. JoAnn Difede and Hunter G. Hoffman in CyberPsychology & Behavior, Vol. 5, No. 6, pages 529?35; 2002. Available at www.hitl.washington.edu/people/hunter/wtc.pdf

Virtual Reality Technology. Second edition, with CD-ROM. Grigore C. Burdea and Philippe Coiffet. John Wiley & Sons, 2003.

More information about virtual-reality therapy can be found on the Web at www.hitl.washington.edu/ and www.e-therapy.info

http://www.e-therapy.info

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