Dr. Gale Lucas and Prof. Albert “Skip” Rizzo of the USC Institute for Creative Technologies explain to NBC News their big idea behind a computer named “Ellie” that has the ability to identify people at risk for PTSD. It’s called virtual therapy.

Watch the feature: http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/how-virtual-therapy-could-help-fight-ptsd-331592259645

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/how-virtual-therapy-could-help-military-fight-ptsd-n168746

Research Study – Dr. Gale Lucas, The University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563214002647

The University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies: http://ict.usc.edu