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Virtual Reality Seen Helping People with Depression - C C - Feb 16, 2016
http://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=28513
EXCERPT: Individuals suffering from depression often express a high degree of self-criticism to the point it interferes with recovery from their disorder. Researchers from University College London showed in a pilot study that a virtual reality exercise could increase feelings of self-compassion and reduce the severity of depression, in some cases with enough improvement to be clinically significant....