Relationship Of Cybersickness To Post-traumaticstress Disorder And Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Military Personnel Enrolled In A Virtual Reality graded Exposure Therapy Treatment Trial

摘要

Warriors returning from the combat theaters of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) have been noted to have significant rates of mental health disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Additionally, mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), defined by exposure to head injury in conjunction with either alteration in consciousness and/or memory, has been reported to affect nearly 15% of returning OIF/OEF soldiers. The relationship of mTBI and PTSD is complex due to high co-morbidity and several overlapping symptoms between the two conditions. Virtual reality graded exposure therapy (VRGET) has been shown to be an effective treatment for warriors returning from Iraq and Afghanistan diagnosed with PTSD, including those cases complicated by mTBI.