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+-   Depressed astronauts might get computerized solace-> on Monday October 27 2008, @08:00AM alphadogg

Submitted by alphadogg on Monday October 27 2008, @08:00AM
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alphadogg writes "Clinical tests on a four-year, $1.74 million project for NASA, called the Virtual Space Station, are expected to begin in the Boston area by next month. The effort is designed to address the onset of depression in astronauts while they are in outer space. In the project, sponsored by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, a recorded video therapist guides astronauts through a widely used depression therapy called "problem-solving treatment.""
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