Giving the voice a face: Virtual avatars may ease distress in schizophrenia

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Patients with schizophrenia can come face to face in virtual reality with an avatar representing the voice they hear, which is often threatening or abusive. According to a study by researchers at Semmelweis University, published in Acta Psychologica, the treatment was associated with significant reductions in the frequency of the voices and the distress they caused, with more than 40% of…

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