The Alberta government says it's investing more than $3 million on rehabilitation and research for military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said Friday that the money will support the Heroes in Mind, Advocacy and Research Consortium program at the University of Alberta.
The group supports military members, veterans, public safety personnel and others with PTSD through new and innovative treatment options, including the use of virtual reality. "PTSD is an increasingly complicated condition and two-thirds of veterans with PTSD continue to struggle after receiving traditional therapy such as medication or counselling."The program uses motion-assisted, multimodal memory desensitization and reconsolidation, also known as 3MDR.
"As they process their memories, they experience and name emotions. It's all in a very safe environment with a therapist standing beside."
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