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SunTzuWarmaster [usc.edu] writes:

Hospital and university clinics have historically helped people post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and phobias using virtual reality to immerse them in simulations that help them reckon with the problem. It was the foundation of a US Army program called BraveMind ( https://medvr.ict.usc.edu/projects/bravemind.html [usc.edu] ). It is a virtual version of the longstanding technique called exposure therapy, in which people confront memories or fears, such as fear of flying or confined spaces - done actively with a therapist. However, a limited number of virtual-reality scenarios are available, and many patients must go to a specialized clinic for such care. Last week in the Wall Street Journal, they covered that researchers are aiming to make immersive VR-based therapy more personal and bring it into people’s homes.

Full Story: https://www.wsj.com/articles/confronting-your-fears-in-virtual-reality-therapy-1b4200d [wsj.com]

The future of this technology will certainly almost certainly involve home care, large language models, and generative content scaled to the users' appropriate level...

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