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Slogans are short, punchy, understandable and clear sentences that are repeated. But what exactly are slogans for? This is a good introductory question to ask your patients. Slogans are used to influence people in their choices.

First of all, specific phobia is, according to the DSM-5, listed in the category of “anxiety disorders” with a one-time prevalence rate of patients with a phobic disorder of between 4% and 8.8%, and for a lifetime of between 7.2% and 11.3%. It is defined by a persistent and intense fear of an unreasonable or excessive nature, triggered by the presence or anticipation of confrontation with a specific object or situation.

I recently discovered the treatment of psychopathological problems through Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET). It turns out that it can be a complementary tool to the classic Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy (CBT) treatment. To present this to you, I decided to evoke the case of a patient suffering from agoraphobia, panic attacks and a moderate depression.

Beck’s cognitive model is taught in the second session in the treatment of anxiety disorders (toc, phobia). These sessions are often done in a group setting in order to involve the patients. Our brain works like a computer processor, its main function is data processing: it is constantly processing sensory information. In a given situation, the brain cannot analyze everything, it has its limits.

Aviophobia or fear of flying is an anxiety disorder of the family of specific phobias. It is very common, affecting about 10% of the French population and 20% of the world population.

The “Aging Well” project launched in January 2020 by the Nice University Hospital and supported by several sponsors and partners, aims to invent a model for aging well and the future of health care. In this context, the gerontology teams at Nice University Hospital and the company C2Care have set up a clinical study integrating virtual reality, with personalized immersive content.

Cardiac coherence is a breathing technique that aims to immediately decrease the heart rate in a particularly stressful situation. You can be fully involved in the regulation of your emotions in just 15 minutes a day.

C2Drive is an application dedicated to the treatment of amaxophobia or fear of driving. Its repercussion is important and tends to be generalized on the whole of the life of the people who are affected by it: loss of autonomy, isolation, solicitations to the entourage, restrictions of the geographical area during a job search, impossibilities to pass the driving licence…The list of disabilities caused by amaxophobia is long. Virtual reality appears as an efficient solution to treat this disorder.

Nearly 15% of the French population considers that sleeping is a waste of time. However, one person in three suffers from sleep disorders. And yet, sleep plays a major role in all areas of our lives. Indeed, a good sleep is essential in learning and memorization (especially long-term memory), in the development of metabolism (very favorable to good growth in young people) or in many cognitive and biological functions. This will improve your general health and reduce the risk of depression, certain pathologies (such as cancer, obesity, stroke…) or even accidents (of cars among others).

For several months now, people around the world have faced an unprecedented attack on their health, well-being and economy. This has created further obstacles for those already suffering from mental disorders ranging from anxiety to depression to substance abuse. It also creates mental problems in the population on a scale never seen before. The coronavirus is an unseen enemy that has been shown to affect the mental well-being of nearly half of the U.S. population. [1] Given that the pandemic and control methods are likely to continue, these statistics can only get worse, placing an enormous burden on mental health practitioners to remain innovative in supporting and treating their clients.