Some rehab centers using virtual worlds to complement therapy for addiction . Self-help has already been a large feature in Second Life . Comment: ` Clients may possibly objectify or distance themselves from their avatar , which in some cases might attenuate the effects of the therapy , '' notes John Suler , a psychology professor at Rider University in New Jersey who has studied the topic . Others suggest it could provide way to gain some useful objectivity .
Some rehab centers using virtual worlds to complement therapy for addiction . Self-help has already been a large feature in Second Life . Comment: Others suggest it could provide way to gain some useful objectivity .