http://www.namiscc.org/News/2002/Summer/VirtualReality.htm

I was reading in a group in myspace and came across the subject of virtual hallucinations....they are using the technique to help form empathy in police officers, for the schitzophrenic person.

I thought it was fairly interesting, and wanted to bring it here for discussion.

from the topic originator:

Developed with psychiatrists and endorsed by advocates for the mentally ill, Virtual Hallucinations is being used by law enforcement, corrections, and health care professionals in at least half a dozen states. "It's very effective," says Margaret Stout, executive director of the Alliance of the Mentally Ill of Iowa, who's tried it herself. "It really allows you to feel like your mind is just not working well." For cops who have gone through the training, she says, that can make all the difference when it comes to understanding what a mentally ill person is going through. And there's nothing crazy about that.