Virtual "Human" Can Help Soldiers with PTSD
From: R&D Magazine - 10/12/2017

Soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder may benefit from
talking to a virtual interviewer rather than an actual person.

According to a new study, soldiers felt more comfortable opening up to a
computer-generated "human" interviewer that combines the advantages of
anonymity with social connection and rapport.

Read the entire article at:
https://www.rdmag.com/article/2017/10/virtual-human-can-help-soldiers-ptsd

Links:
Reporting Mental Health Symptoms: Breaking Down Barriers to Care with Virtual Human Interviewers
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2017.00051/full

Gale Lucas
http://ict.usc.edu/profile/gale-lucas

Post-Deployment Health Assessment
http://www.pdhealth.mil/treatment-guidance/deployment-health-assessments

USC Institute for Creative Technologies
http://ict.usc.edu

Virtual Humans Work Better Than Current Ways to Identify Post-Traumatic
  Stress in Soldiers
https://www.mdtmag.com/news/2017/10/virtual-humans-work-better-current-ways-identify-post-traumatic-stress-soldiers