DR. RALPH JAMES LAMSON, PH.D.
Social Work at Las Gallinas Ave, San Rafael, CA

6425764, Jul 30, 2002

Dec 12, 1997

08/989778

Ralph J. Lamson - San Rafael CA 94903-0891

G09B 1900

434236

A method of treating a psychological, psychiatric, or medical condition by choosing a psychological strategy for treating the condition, encoding electronic instructions for a virtual reality environment in such a way that the interactive virtual reality environment implements the psychological strategy, loading electronic instructions into a virtual reality technology unit ( ) equipped with a display ( ) for displaying the virtual reality environment and with a patient input device ( ) for receiving responses to the environment from the patient, and instructing the human patient how and when to use the virtual reality technology unit to interact with the environment. The interactive environment contains instructions for a scoring procedure for quantitatively analyzing the medical condition of the patient, and/or counseling instructions or self-help instructions. The environment can be used in conjunction with a physical parameter measuring device ( ) connected to the virtual reality technology unit ( ). The process is comprehensive and takes place during immersion in fully interactive three-dimensional virtual reality environments utilizing computer generated graphics, images imported from photographs, and video for sensory stimulation.