The treatment of claustrophobia with Virtual Reality: Changes in other phobic behaviors not specifically treated

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-141

  Botella, C ^a   Villa, H ^a   Banos R ^b   Perpina C ^b   Garcia Palacios A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; CLAUSTROPHOBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PANIC; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0033022070     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.1999.2.135     Document Type: Article

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