Summary:

«Researchers have developed a wristwatch-like wearable device to enhance the effects of prolonged exposure therapy, a common, evidence-based treatment for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).»

«As a wearable device, called Bio Ware, the Bio Ware system includes a discreet button-shaped camera attached to the patient’s clothing, a watch-sized tool around their wrist and a Bluetooth headphone in their ear, so their therapists can virtually be with them in the experience or situation that causes them stress, the study said.»

«The clinician can see immediate recordings of the patient’s heart rate, breathing and emotional distress, and they can guide them through the experience by either pushing them to do more or pulling them back to do less, to optimize the in vivo exposure, the study said.»

Article written by PTI

29|12|2022

Source:

The Week

https://www.theweek.in/news/sci-tech/2022/12/29/new-wearable-device-may-enhance-ptsd-treatment-experience–study.html