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Virtual Reality Exposure
Virtual Reality is a particularly useful technology as a therapy, as it allows the
patient’s exposure to ‘real life’ situations that are not always easy to recreate.
Through sessions controlled by the therapist and thanks to the head-mounted
display, the patient is immersed into different virtual environments, which mean
a prior approximation to real exposure.
The scientific basis of VirtualRET is the exposure therapy through virtual reality
(VRET). Exposure therapy is a widely tested method in the field of cognitive
behavioral therapy, which has proved its effectiveness in the treatment of
anxiety disorders such as phobias.
The novelty of the introduction of virtual reality in these therapies is that it allows
the exposure of the patient to a practically real situation. This exposure is aimed
at the desensitization to the stimulus that causes the problem in a totally
controlled environment.
PHOBIA TREATMENT
WHAT IS VirtualRET?
It is a digital platform
based on Virtual Reality
Exposure Therapy. Its goal
is to deal with patients
suffering from different
types of phobias.
3D THERAPY
This new exposure
therapy, based on virtual
reality technology, offers a
new computer interaction
system with patients. These
are not just external
observers of the images
displayed on the screen;
they also participate
actively in a three-
dimensional virtual world.
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Phobias are a common anxietydisorder
Phobias are among the most
common anxiety complaints,
and affect approximately one
fifth of the world’s population.
People who suffer from
phobias can have problems in
their daily life, as these can
even affect their relationships,
their privacy and their working
environment.
There are many people that
search for information about
possible treatments (both to
know how to eradicate
phobias or to learn how to
coexist with them).
CUSTOMIZED THERAPY
The therapist can
hierarchically plan the
virtual sequences,
adapting the sessions to
the particular
circumstances of each
patient. Exposure times
can also be adapted.
HIGH IMMERSION
The high graphic quality
of the exposure settings
and the equipment used
during the sessions
maximizes the patients’
level of immersion. This is
a key factor for the
success of the exposure,
as it will both serve as a
treatment to overcome
fear and as a prior
contact with real-life
situations.
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PHOBIA TREATMENT
Nowadays, the most common treatment is exposure therapy. Professionals
gradually expose their patients to the situations they are afraid of. In the other
hand, another typical treatment method is cognitive therapy: patients are
provided with lots of information about the phobic stimuli that cause the fear
to regain their self-confidence.
VirtualRET combines both approaches: it is a tool for the treatment of
behavioral-cognitive anxiety disorders through the exposition to Virtual Reality.
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MULTIPLE PHOBIAS
Therapists can choose
from a wide gallery of
immersion settings. This
allows them to select theright product for the
treatment of different
types of phobias.
REPORTS
The VirtualRET platform
records all the
information related to
different exposures. It
generates reports for
each session, which are
included in the patients’
medical record.
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VirtualRET consists of Hardware,Software and additional services
PHOBIA TREATMENT
HARDWARE & SOFTWARE
Head-mounted DisplaySoftware License
Library: 90 different settings
SERVICES
Periodical UpdatesPlatform
Settings
Technical ServiceHardware
Software
PRICE
VirtualRET + HMD 2.800 €
Annual Support 300 €
*VAT not included
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Advantages
• The use of the platform does not require any technical knowledge.
• The therapist can control the virtual exposure at any time.
• Costs are reduced, as the number of real exposures and the time
these require are reduced as well.
• Higher safety and lower perceived risk for both the patient and the
therapist.• Flexible and customized sessions for each patient.
• Simple integration in the psychological clinic.
• Record of objective data.
• Multiple virtual settings that are periodically updated.
PHOBIA TREATMENT
MAIN FEATURES
Multimedia platform
Customized therapies
High immersion Regular updates
Reports
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