Exposure therapy of acrophobia in a virtual environment;Die behandlung der höhenangst in einer virtuellen umgebung

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Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 428-435

  Kuntze, M F ^a   Stormer R ^a   Mager, R ^a   Muller Spahn F ^a   Bullinger, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behavior therapy; Exposure; Phobia; Virtual environment

Indexed keywords

ACROPHOBIA; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE THERAPY; HUMAN; PHOBIA; PILOT STUDY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; AROUSAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PILOT PROJECTS; SOFTWARE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0038037990     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-002-1307-2     Document Type: Article

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