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Virtual Reality Exposure

WHAT IS VirtualRET?
It is a digital platform based on Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy. Its goal is to deal with patients suffering from different types of phobias. Virtual Reality is a particularly useful technology as a therapy, as it allows the patients exposure to real life situations that are not always easy to recreate. Through sessions controlled by the therapist and thanks to the head-mounted display, the patient is immersed into different virtual environments, which mean a prior approximation to real exposure. The scientific basis of VirtualRET is the exposure therapy through virtual reality (VRET). Exposure therapy is a widely tested method in the field of cognitive behavioral therapy, which has proved its effectiveness in the treatment of anxiety disorders such as phobias. The novelty of the introduction of virtual reality in these therapies is that it allows the exposure of the patient to a practically real situation. This exposure is aimed at the desensitization to the stimulus that causes the problem in a totally controlled environment.

3D THERAPY
This new exposure therapy, based on virtual reality technology, offers a new computer interaction system with patients. These are not just external observers of the images displayed on the screen; they also participate actively in a threedimensional virtual world.

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CUSTOMIZED THERAPY
The therapist can hierarchically plan the virtual sequences, adapting the sessions to the particular circumstances of each patient. Exposure times can also be adapted.

Phobias are a common anxiety disorder

Phobias are among the most common anxiety complaints, and affect approximately one fifth of the worlds population. People who suffer from phobias can have problems in their daily life, as these can even affect their relationships, their privacy and their working environment. There are many people that search for information about possible treatments (both to know how to eradicate phobias or to learn how to coexist with them).

HIGH IMMERSION
The high graphic quality of the exposure settings and the equipment used during the sessions maximizes the patients level of immersion. This is a key factor for the success of the exposure, as it will both serve as a treatment to overcome fear and as a prior contact with real-life situations.

Nowadays, the most common treatment is exposure therapy. Professionals gradually expose their patients to the situations they are afraid of. In the other hand, another typical treatment method is cognitive therapy: patients are provided with lots of information about the phobic stimuli that cause the fear to regain their self-confidence. VirtualRET combines both approaches: it is a tool for the treatment of behavioral-cognitive anxiety disorders through the exposition to Virtual Reality.

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VirtualRET consists of Hardware, Software and additional services

MULTIPLE PHOBIAS
Therapists can choose from a wide gallery of immersion settings. This allows them to select the right product for the treatment of different types of phobias. SERVICES HARDWARE & SOFTWARE Head-mounted Display Software License Library: 90 different settings

REPORTS
The VirtualRET platform records all the information related to different exposures. It generates reports for each session, which are included in the patients medical record. PRICE

Periodical Updates Technical Service

Platform Settings Hardware Software

VirtualRET + HMD Annual Support

2.800 300
*VAT not included

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Advantages
MAIN FEATURES
Multimedia platform Customized therapies High immersion Regular updates Reports The use of the platform does not require any technical knowledge. The therapist can control the virtual exposure at any time. Costs are reduced, as the number of real exposures and the time these require are reduced as well. Higher safety and lower perceived risk for both the patient and the therapist. Flexible and customized sessions for each patient. Simple integration in the psychological clinic. Record of objective data. Multiple virtual settings that are periodically updated.

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