Cost Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Graded Exposure Therapy with Physiological Monitoring for the Treatment of Combat Related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Virtual Reality Medical Center Cornerstone Court East San Diego, United States
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Department of Psychiatry, Combat and Operational Stress Control Center, United States
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Naval Medical Center San Diego, Mental Health Directorate, United States
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Combat and Operational Stress Control Consultant, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery , United States
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Department of Mental Health, Navy Hospital Camp Pendleton, United States
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Center for Mental Healthcare Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, United States
One important challenge confronting DOD/military medical care is that of maintaining or increasing quality of care, increasing the effectiveness of treatments or interventions and expanding access to care for warriors injured secondary to their combat deployments to Iraq or Afghanistan. One easily measured but often not reported indicator of out-patient mental health efficiency is the inherent cost savings of reduced training costs for replacing that Sailor, Marine, Soldier or Guardsman who, without effective out-patient mental health treatment for PTSD, would have otherwise been medically discharged from active duty. Traditional therapy for PTSD has been reported as being effective in up to 44% of those treated. With combat-related PTSD, Virtual Reality Graded Exposure Therapy (VRGET) has demonstrated a treatment effectiveness rate better than 65%. Implications of VRGET and future research areas of investigation are suggested.
Conference:
Annual CyberTherapy and CyberPsychology 2009 conference, Villa Caramora, Italy, 21 Jun - 23 Jun, 2009.
Presentation Type:
Oral Presentation
Topic:
Oral Presentations
Citation:
Wood
D,
Wiederhold
BK,
Murphy
J,
McLay
R,
Koffman
R,
Spira
J,
Densert
R and
Pyne
J
(2009). Cost Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Graded Exposure Therapy with Physiological Monitoring for the Treatment of Combat Related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Front. Neuroeng.
Conference Abstract:
Annual CyberTherapy and CyberPsychology 2009 conference.
doi: 10.3389/conf.neuro.14.2009.06.104
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Received:
23 Mar 2009;
Published Online:
23 Mar 2009.
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Correspondence:
Dennis Wood, Virtual Reality Medical Center Cornerstone Court East San Diego, San Diego, United States, dpwcapt@aol.com