88 Dr. “Skip” Rizzo: The New Forefront of PTSD Treatment

Dr. Albert “Skip” Rizzo, Ph.D., has been named one of the Top 25 Greatest Innovators in the field of virtual reality(VR), and has been innovating in using the technology to diagnose, analyze, and treat complex mental health conditions for decades. He is also the Director of Medical Virtual Reality at the Institute for Creative Technologies at the University of Southern California. In addition to designing and developing these breakthrough technologies, some of his platforms are being used nationwide throughout the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, and even to help clinicians train in handling particularly dynamic and difficult patients. In addition to covering all of this, Skip covered how it all came to be, and where he and his peers are driving this incredible future. Other topics include exposure therapy, previous guest Dr. Barbara Rothbaum, 9/11, military sexual trauma, sexual trauma, how innovation occurs, how to coordinate teams from different disciplines in combined efforts, PTSD, how virtual reality is used to train active duty military, how additional immersion accentuates these VR experiences, augmented reality, how virtual reality developers can create entire, immersive worlds, and more. You can find Dr. Rizzo here: https://ict.usc.edu/about-us/leadership/research-leadership/albert-skip-rizzo/Zach’s book is on the way it’s officially in the hands of an editor, and on the final path to publishing! If your new to the show and haven’t heard his incredible story, go back and listen to the show’s trailer, or visit Zach’s website at zachtidwell.com. To get the big news when it’s going to print, join his email list on the website. Follow And Support The Show Follow, rate, and review the show wherever you listen. And if that happens to be on YouTube, like this video too before sharing the episode with family and friends. Website: https://zachtidwell.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556533676388Instagram: @ZachCTidwellLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-tidwell-9076852ab/X: @ZachCTidwellApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-in-blind-with-zach-tidwell/id1787306128Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/51IxT43v95otwaXDkyr6FWYouTube: @ZachCTidwell #GIB #GoingInBlindPodcast theme music by Transistor.fm.