Virtual Reality Therapy For Veterans With PTSD

An estimated 300,000 veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars–nearly 20 percent of the total returning troops–suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depression. Researchers at Emory University are testing the combination of virtual reality therapy and the drug d-cycloserine (DCS) to treat PTSD. The goal is to defuse the intense fear that underlies the disorder to help affected veterans find inner peace, explains Barbara Rothbaum, Ph.D., ANPP, the study’s principal investigator, professor of psychiatry and director of the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Rothbaum is also an ACTSI investigator. Read more...