Virtual reality therapy: An effective treatment for psychological disorders

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 44, Issue , 1997, Pages 59-70

  North, Max M ^a   North, Sarah M ^a   Coble, Joseph R ^a  

^a CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMIES; PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY; PATIENT CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS; PUBLIC SPEAKING; REAL SITUATION; RESEARCH REVIEW; VIRTUAL REALITY THERAPIES;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAT; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CATS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 0031304575     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-888-5-59     Document Type: Article

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