The LATE intends to be a platform for the study of fear and sadness in anxiety and other emotional disorders with a focus on the exploration of virtual reality technology for the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders.
PRESENTATION
The Laboratory of Emotional Disorders / Laboratoire des Troubles Emotionnels (LATE) is part of the Centre d’Études en Santé (Director: Mrs Marie-Lise Lair) at the CRP-Santé. The focus of the laboratory is the study of fear and sadness in anxiety disorders, major depressive disorders and obesity. In addition, the laboratory investigates the impairment in functioning and the reduction in quality of life that accompany such disorders as well as their course and outcome following treatment. Emotions are investigated using a battery of specific questionnaires and rating scales, personality tests and physiological measurements. An original aspect of the LATE is the use of virtual reality to study emotions and to treat emotional disorders using exposure to anxiety provoking stimuli in virtual reality. The laboratory is working in close collaboration with the Clinique des Troubles Émotionnels of the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg.