Medical Xpress September 8, 2025
Virtual reality is emerging as a powerful tool to improve care for veterans, including helping community members recognize suicide warning signs. Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have conducted two studies exploring how the technology can address the complex challenges veterans face.
For the first, social work Professor Micki Washburn found that a VR-based mindfulness tool designed to create calming scenarios helped veterans manage anxiety, pain and stress. For the second, conducted in collaboration with fellow UT Arlington social work Professor Donna Schuman, the researchers found that VR can help train community members to recognize signs of suicide risk among veterans in rural areas, a timely development as September is Suicide Prevention Month.
Both interventions aim to close...
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