
AbstractPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been estimated to affect up to 18% of returning Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans. Soldiers need to maintain constant vigilance to deal with unpredictable threats, and an unprecedented number of soldiers are surviving serious wounds. These risk factors are significant for development of PTSD; therefore, early and efficient intervention options must be identified and presented in a form acceptable to military personnel. This case report presents the results of treatment utilizing virtual reality exposure (VRE) therapy (virtual Iraq) to treat an OIF veteran with PTSD. Following brief VRE treatment, the veteran demonstrated improvement in PTSD symptoms as indicated by clinically and statistically significant changes in scores on the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS; Blake et al., 1990) and the PTSD Symptom Scale Self‐Report (PSS‐SR; Foa, Riggs, Dancu, & Rothbaum, 1993). These results indicate preliminary promise for this treatment.
Adult, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Combat Disorders, Health Status, Implosive Therapy, Equipment Design, Severity of Illness Index, Life Change Events, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, User-Computer Interface, Treatment Outcome, Risk Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Mental Recall, Humans, Iraq War, 2003-2011, Veterans
Adult, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Combat Disorders, Health Status, Implosive Therapy, Equipment Design, Severity of Illness Index, Life Change Events, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, User-Computer Interface, Treatment Outcome, Risk Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Mental Recall, Humans, Iraq War, 2003-2011, Veterans
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