Comments on: Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder http://www.shockmd.com/2008/11/13/virtual-reality-exposure-therapy-for-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/ A Neurostimulating Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:14:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: aaron http://www.shockmd.com/2008/11/13/virtual-reality-exposure-therapy-for-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-1403 aaron Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:46:31 +0000 http://www.shockmd.com/?p=1025#comment-1403 Thanks for the interesting article. Thanks for the interesting article.

]]> By: Grand Rounds: 5.9 http://www.shockmd.com/2008/11/13/virtual-reality-exposure-therapy-for-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 Grand Rounds: 5.9 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:13:19 +0000 http://www.shockmd.com/?p=1025#comment-1204 [...] Society” by Dr. Alvaro Fernandez “Understanding Social Anxiety” by Psych Central“Virtual Reality Therapy for PTSD” by Dr. [...] [...] Society” by Dr. Alvaro Fernandez “Understanding Social Anxiety” by Psych Central“Virtual Reality Therapy for PTSD” by Dr. [...]

]]> By: Deb http://www.shockmd.com/2008/11/13/virtual-reality-exposure-therapy-for-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 Deb Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:20:27 +0000 http://www.shockmd.com/?p=1025#comment-1161 Attended two conferences on this in the last few years. Very exciting stuff. Attended two conferences on this in the last few years. Very exciting stuff.

]]> By: Dr Shock http://www.shockmd.com/2008/11/13/virtual-reality-exposure-therapy-for-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 Dr Shock Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:57:07 +0000 http://www.shockmd.com/?p=1025#comment-1147 Results from a recent meta-analysis did not support the conclusion that violent video game playing leads to aggressive behavior. However it was associated with higher visuospatial cognition such as visual rotation, visual memory, visual attention and selection or related abilities. See also: http://www.shockmd.com/2007/11/20/violent-video-game-playing-does-not-lead-to-aggressive-behavior/ Results from a recent meta-analysis did not support the conclusion that violent video game playing leads to aggressive behavior. However it was associated with higher visuospatial cognition such as visual rotation, visual memory, visual attention and selection or related abilities.
See also:
http://www.shockmd.com/2007/11/20/violent-video-game-playing-does-not-lead-to-aggressive-behavior/

]]> By: Annie http://www.shockmd.com/2008/11/13/virtual-reality-exposure-therapy-for-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 Annie Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:37:53 +0000 http://www.shockmd.com/?p=1025#comment-1142 Something about this kind of therapy bothered me, but I couldn't put my finger on the unease until reading your excellent post. My concern is this: the principles and methods of this therapy seem to me, at least, to be those of desensitization with a goal of reducing emotional and physiologic responses. Isn't this identical or significantly similar to the effect of watching graphic violence and playing video games based on graphic violence? How is it that the former contextual use is deemed therapeutic and the latter is deemed adverse and risk behavior? Is it not possible that one unintended outcome of this "therapy" is desensitization to violence and thus, behaviors which reflect that desensitization? I fear that this has unintended adverse consequences beyond what is intended. Has anyone studied violent and impulsive behaviors in the post treatment cohort? Something about this kind of therapy bothered me, but I couldn’t put my finger on the unease until reading your excellent post.

My concern is this: the principles and methods of this therapy seem to me, at least, to be those of desensitization with a goal of reducing emotional and physiologic responses.

Isn’t this identical or significantly similar to the effect of watching graphic violence and playing video games based on graphic violence?

How is it that the former contextual use is deemed therapeutic and the latter is deemed adverse and risk behavior?

Is it not possible that one unintended outcome of this “therapy” is desensitization to violence and thus, behaviors which reflect that desensitization?

I fear that this has unintended adverse consequences beyond what is intended.

Has anyone studied violent and impulsive behaviors in the post treatment cohort?

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