Treatment of acrophobia in virtual reality: The role of immersion and presence

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-239

  Krijn, Merel ^a   Emmelkamp, Paul M G ^a   Biemond, Roeline ^a   De Wilde De Ligny, Claudius ^a   Schuemie, Martijn J ^b   Van Der Mast, Charles A P G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavior therapy; Computer applications; Exposure therapy; Phobias; Treatment outcomes; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ACROPHOBIA; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYBERNETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PHOBIA; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 1242272898     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(03)00139-6     Document Type: Article

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