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Researchers use virtual reality to reduce anxiety about death
A 12-minute virtual reality simulation reduced death anxiety by 75% among 60 young adults in a Texas A&M pilot study exploring therapeutic VR use in mental health.
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Researchers use virtual reality to reduce anxiety about death
Texas A&M University researchers have found that a brief virtual reality (VR) simulation of a near-death experience can sharply reduce people's anxiety about death. In a small pilot study of about 60 young adults, participants reported a 75% decrease in their fear of death after a single 12-minute session.
Anxiety to death is a psychological fear associated with symptoms and pathologies such as depression, stress, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and phobias. Now, researchers found that a brief simulation of virtual reality (VR) of a near-death experience can drastically reduce anxiety: participants reported a 75% decrease in their fear of death after a single 12-minute session.
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