Male sexual dysfunctions and multimedia immersion therapy (follow-up)

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 289-294

  Optale, Gabriele ^a   Marin, Silvia ^a   Pastore, Massimiliano ^b   Nasta, Alberto ^c   Pianon, Carlo ^c  

^a Association of Medical Psychotherapists   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c Public Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MASS MEDIUM; MULTIMEDIA IMMERSION THERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0037630268     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109493103322011588     Document Type: Article

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