At the Long Island State Veterans Home (LISVH), residents can travel to Italy, skydive or even swim with sharks, all without leaving the building.

A university student has said he is "over the moon" seeing people test virtual reality (VR) software he hopes will one day help therapists treat phobias. Liam Harte, a computer sc ...

Treatment with Virtual Reality appears to work very well for people with psychosis. It works faster than the current treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy and is at least as effective. This is ...

An increasing number of people worldwide are affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD); according to studies, one in 44 ...

This article is also available as a pdf version. A young man walks toward the entrance to an underground subway. As he starts down the escalator, his heart rate increases, but he continues. He ...

MADRID — Virtual reality (VR)–based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be an alternative treatment option for patients with paranoia based on results of a new randomized, controlled trial. The ...

Ever step out of your therapy session and feel strangely hollow? You talked — really talked — about things you’ve kept buried for years. The room was quiet, the therapist kind, but when it ended, you ...

In today’s world, virtual reality is universally applicable to all ages, and pediatric ophthalmology is no exception.

The primary applications of virtual reality in ophthalmology include physician and patient education, diagnostic testing in ...

Helping a child in a virtual reality game increased players’ motivation to help others in real life, according to a new study.