**5. Authors' notes**

This project was supported by a grant from the Canada Research Chairs program awarded to the first author and stems from a contract from the Canadian Forces. Portions of this paper were included in an internal research report presented by the first author to the Canadian Forces [Bouchard, S. (2009). *Foundations for Stress Management Training of Traumatic Stressors Using Virtual Reality*. Defence R & D Canada – Valcartier. Contract report CR 2009-170]. Corresponding address: Stéphane Bouchard, Dept de Psychoéducation et de psychologie, Université du Québec en Outaouais, C.P. 1250 Succ "Hull", Gatineau, Québec, J8X 3X7. E-mail: stephane.bouchard@uqo.ca. The opinions expressed in this publication reflect those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Canadian Forces or the Department of National Defence.
