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Using Virtual Reality as Therapy
freakmn writes "CNN reports that Dr. JoAnn Difede, an associate professor for the department of psychiatry and the director of Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Studies Program at Weill Cornell Medical College is working to help heal the wounds of 9/11 through virtual reality. They claim to use video games to re-enact the events that happened on 9/11 as part of the therapy." From the article: "The program is basic compared to slick video games on the market, but the developers say the simplicity allows patients to fill in the blanks."
Clear up some conspiracy theories about 9/11:
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