Doctors Use XBox To Help Treat Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome

US Army doctors have developed a therapeutic game for soldiers suffering from combat related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The games was developed from a previous Xbox game called Full Spectrum Warrior, a tactical combat simulation game, and US doctors online created Virtual Iraq and Virtual Afghanistan. Many people do not know about the grave concerns facing our soldiers after they return from war.

But, these games are designed to show images delivered by a head-mounted display that puts soldiers back in their previous combat zones of Iraq and Afghanistan online. Doctors are hoping to recreate the experience these soldiers had while at war. It sounds far fetched, but the US Army has been using video game consoles for awhile to develop more accurate simulations and to control bomb disposing robots.

At first glance, you think this measure seems counter-intuitive – why would someone put themselves back into the situation which caused their problems in the first place – but the goal is to make patients feel somewhat anxious as they go back to visit their traumatic experiences. Online doctors research found that by steadily raising patient's anxiety levels, even a moderate amount, while simultaneously allowing the solider to process, verbally and mentally, their traumatic experience, can lower anxiety levels and decrease the symptoms associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

The creators of Virtual PTSD Experience at the US based National Center for Telehealth and Technology, hope that the program can cut down on the biggest problems facing our soldiers returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome and Traumatic Brain Injuries. Online doctors are hoping that these soldiers can find some peace of mind with this radical new treatment.

Once doctors online log patients into the Virtual PTSD Experience, they will come across a visitor's center, which then leads them through three program sections titled: causes, symptoms and next steps. During the simulation, users can learn more by clicking on links that will take the user to sites with information related to their request. They can even connect with online doctors, mental-health facilities for an appointment and teach patients exercises to help relax.

Patients manifest their past experiences through recurring nightmares, flashbacks, numbing their emotions, and avoiding places that remind or stir memories of the violence they experienced. It's estimated that up to 20 or 30% of soldiers returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan come back to the States with some type of mental disorder. Online doctors have the utmost respect for these soldiers and only hope that they can find some help with this program or through prescriptions online.

Currently, there are three control trials of the virtual simulation therapy session underway. After one study, 16 of the 20 soldiers who were treated no longer met the criteria for PTSD. Those are pretty high numbers and online doctors are hoping that we will see more benefits to the program. Hopefully, we can do something to help these soldiers.

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