Effectiveness of computer-generated (virtual reality) graded exposure in the treatment of acrophobia

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 626-628

  Rothbaum, Barbara Olasov ^a   Hodges, Larry F ^b   Kooper, Rob ^b   Opdyke, Dan ^b   Williford, James S ^b   North, Max ^b  

^a EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0028927284     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.152.4.626     Document Type: Article

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