UCF Restores has used virtual reality (VR) to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans, with the results successful enough for the Department of Defense (DoD ) to fund further programmes. "We never think people's traumatic memories are going to go away," Beidel said. The Naval Medical Center Portsmouth clinic uses VR to expose individuals to images, sounds and smells related to their combat experiences, while their reaction to the sessions becomes calmer each time. The DoD gave the clinic $3m to develop personalised patient software and will give an extra $10m to expand the clinic to North Carolina , North Carolina ; Fort Gordon , Fort Gordon and the Virginia -based The University of Central Florida .
UCF Restores has used virtual reality (VR) to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans, with the results successful enough for the Department of Defense (DoD ) to fund further programmes. The Naval Medical Center Portsmouth clinic uses VR to expose individuals to images, sounds and smells related to their combat experiences, while their reaction to the sessions becomes calmer each time. The DoD gave the clinic $3m to develop personalised patient software and will give an extra $10m to expand the clinic to North Carolina , North Carolina ; Fort Gordon , Fort Gordon and the Virginia -based The University of Central Florida .