Chinmaya IAS Academy – Current Affairs Chinmaya IAS Academy – Current Affairs
Related Articles
Virtual cure:Virtual reality (VR) therapy is now the buzzword and can help people overcome their greatest terrors. The technology is just now reaching the mainstream after 20 years of research. Equipment is lighter and more affordable, with technological advances spilling over from the gaming industry to help people fight disabling fears — of flying, heights, spiders or dogs. The surge in products is bringing VR to more therapists’ offices. Experts predict people with mild phobias will treat themselves successfully at home. Research shows VR therapy can lead to real-world gains for people with phobias, and works as well as traditional exposure therapy, which slowly subjects patients to what causes anxiety for them. Children may someday use VR to learn to cope with anxiety, says Sid Stephen Whiteside, director of the Mayo Clinic Pediatric Anxiety Disorders Clinic, U.S., where a study targets children with school work anxieties. Picture shows a patient at the National Mental Health Innovation Center in Aurora, Colo., U.S., with a behavioural health scientist (background right). The patient is using a pair of virtual reality goggles that is being used in therapy to treat one of his deep-seated fears which he experiences while travelling. — Carla K. Johnson/APAP/P. Solomon BandaP. Solomon Banda
Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/fear-fighter/article25018336.ece
