Internet-based telehealth system for the treatment of agoraphobia

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 355-358

  Alcañiz, Mariano ^a   Botella, Cristina ^b   Baños, Rosa ^c   Perpiñá, Concepcion ^c   Rey, Beatriz ^a   Lozano, José Antonio ^a   Guillén, Veronica ^b   Barrera, Francisco ^a   Gil, José Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGORAPHOBIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INTERNET; MICROCOMPUTER; PANIC; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AGORAPHOBIA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; PANIC DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REMOTE CONSULTATION; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0042887651     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109493103322278727     Document Type: Conference Paper

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