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Palliative care doesn’t improve psychological distress, finds study

by Deion Wright, Rutgers University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Palliative care—a specialized medical care focused on quality of life for people with a serious illness such as cancer or heart failure—isn’t likely to reduce psychological distress, according to a Rutgers study. Researchers involved with the study, published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, found there...

Virtual reality to manage psychological distress in adolescents
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Virtual reality to manage psychological distress in adolescents

by  Mary Ann Liebert, Inc Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new systemic review found that all studies reported benefits when using virtual reality (VR) to manage psychological distress in adolescents. These benefits occurred across a range of treatment scenarios, according to the study published in the peer-reviewed journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. Adolescents face unique life...