Virtual Reality in Medicine Links:

University of Washington:

University of Washington Human Interface Technology Laboratory

Spider Phobia treatment.

Harborview Burn Center. Treatment to help pain control in burns patients.

http://cnn.com:80/TECH/computing/9905/21/t_t/pain.managment/index.html
http://www.hitl.washington.edu/projects/burn/
http://www.hitl.washington.edu/people/hunter
http://www.pbs.org/saf/spiders.html
http://www.hitl.washington.edu

Georgia Tech (where it all began):
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/virtual/Phobia/

And a spin off company set up by the original researchers:
http://www.virtuallybetter.com/

Delft University of Technology and the University of Amsterdam:

http://is.twi.tudelft.nl/~schuemie/vr.html

Center for advanced Multimedia Psychotherapy at the CSPP in San Diego

Director Brenda K. Wiederhold. email brendawied@aol.com
Physiological monitoring and biofeedback therapy.
http://www.cspp.edu/news/flying.htm

An online book about the application of virtual reality to medicine

http://www.psicologia.net/pages/book2.htm

A journal that might be of use:

http://www.liebertpub.com/

Articles: About.com mental health resources and VR:

http://mentalhealth.miningco.com/health/mentalhealth/library/weekly/aa081897.htm?terms=hypnosis&COB=home
http://mentalhealth.about.com/health/mentalhealth/library/archives/1199/blsocialphobia.htm?rnk=r&terms=virtual+reality

Anxiety Disorders / Social Phobia

About.com

http://panicdisorder.about.com/health/panicdisorder/msubmenu10.htm

Therapy pages at About.com

http://panicdisorder.about.com/health/panicdisorder/msubmenu2.htm?rnk=r&terms=Virtual+Reality

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