Virtual reality shows promise for helping those with hoarding disorder

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Researchers at Stanford Medicine are using virtual reality to help those who suffer from hoarding disorder.

“They can actually practice letting go of items, and this can be a stepping stone to real-life discarding,” said Rodriguez, a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and director of the Hoarding Disorders Research Program. “The VR sessions were well-tolerated and participants found them useful. And nearly all of the participants then said that the VR actually helped them increase real-life discarding,” Rodriguez said.

The team completed a pilot study last year with 9 participants. Before using VR, participants attended 16 weeks of online group therapy that gave them hoarding-related cognitive behavioral skills. Seven of the nine participants showed improvement.

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