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Danish Psychiatrists To Use Counter-Strike

Posted by simoniker on from the subjects-get-lost-on-way-to-computer? dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to a Boomtown.net article discussing a Danish hospital's use of Counter-Strike in tests regarding long-term depression. According to the article, experts "..will develop a special version of Counter-Strike for the [Aarhus psychiatric] hospital, which is ripped of all violent content, but still retains its unique 3D design.. Senior doctor Poul Videbech wants to use the maps for testing the navigational skills of patients, who have suffered from severe depression over a long time." Fraggin' awesome.

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  1. Virtual environments can help... by jordanda · · Score: 4, Informative

    ...with psychological disorders. Virtual treatment for phobias has been shown to have a positive effect.