Developed by CRIUSMM researchers Alexandre Dumais and Stéphane Potvin, therapy through avatars and virtual reality helps to mitigate the impact of auditory hallucinations on people with schizophrenia who are resistant to the usual therapies.
Fifteen of the 19 patients who took part in the pilot project saw their quality of life improve considerably after just six therapy sessions.
To learn more about this method of treatment and its results, watch these reports by Caroline Lacroix and André Bernard.
This data shows the effectiveness of the treatment after just a few weekly sessions.
of treated patients noted a reduction in their hallucinations.
of patients saw an improvement to their quality of life.
of patients reported a significant reduction in anxiety and fear.
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