Using avatars in psychosis therapy can help those who hear voices, study finds

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Digital characters – avatars – could help people with psychosis hear voices less often and reduce the distress caused, research suggests.

The therapy involves a series of guided sessions during which patients are able to have a conversation with an animated digital representation of their distressing voice.Continue reading...

In an interesting development, the extended version of the therapy proved effective at reducing voice frequency in total, despite participants only creating one avatar for one voice.

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Published On: 2024-10-28 @ 16:00:43 (4 days ago)

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