Virtual Therapy: VR is taking off in the film and gaming industries, and now the medical profession is starting to show interest in it. New software is helping patients around the world alleviate mental illnesses such as PTSD and Alzheimer's disease.

At the University of Oxford, a new study immersed people with phobia in claustrophobic or stressful situations. Professor Daniel Freedman explains: “After just 30 minutes of VR… there was a major reduction in paranoia/”. As a sensory stimulator, caregivers say Alzheimer's patients experience less anxiety when using the therapy. It has been trialled in 50 US hospitals and has also become an important tool in treating soldiers with PTSD.

Subscribe to Journeyman for daily uploads:
http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_userjourneymanpictures
Like us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures
Follow us on twitter:
https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD
https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews

N2K Episode 24: Ref. 6811

The news has changed. The audience decides what is important to them by sharing, posting, uploading, blogging and tweeting. The best material not only rises to the surface, but also explodes through the Internet, phones and other digital media.

In this brave, new media-saturated world, it's the funniest, the freshest, and the most fascinating that grab attention. N2K is the weekly digest for the digital generation and the first show to reflect what the world is talking about now.

N2K covers the headlines, the stories and gets us talking, embracing popular culture as it's shared by your viewers around the world. N2K is social and interactive and calls on viewers to tell us what they watch and what they can't live without online.

Please take the opportunity to connect and share this video with your friends and family if you find it helpful.