RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) have developed a virtual reality program that helps children manage conduct disorders like aggressive or disruptive behaviors.

The program called “Impact VR” was developed by the director of research for the Injury and Violence Prevention Program at VCU Health, Nicholas Thomson.

Thomson said it took two to four years to develop the program with his company, Arche XR, which has also built a suite of virtual reality programs grounded in cognitive-behavioral therapy to address youth mental health.

After the development of the program was completed, it went through a randomized clinical trial funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.

“The intervention really stems from understanding what the mechanisms ar

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