Virtual environments in clinical psychology

Psychotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 68-76

  Riva, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EATING DISORDER; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHOBIA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0141819257     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-3204.40.1-2.68     Document Type: Review

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