If you are acrophobic or are scared of heights then taking automated virtual reality (VR) based psychological therapy may help reduce the phobia say researchers. According to the study published in the journal The Lancet Psychiatry the participants took part in activities during the VR session that challenged their fears and helped them learn that they were safer than they thought. Immersive VR therapies that do not need a therapist have the potential to dramatically increase access to psychological interventions said lead author Daniel Freeman from Britain's University of Oxford. As seen in our clinical trial VR treatments have the
