Virtual reality exposure for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 199-220

  Ready, David J ^a   Pollack, Stacey ^b   Rothbaum, Barbara Olasov ^b   Alarcon, Renato D ^b  

^a ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Exposure therapy; PTSD; Vietnam veterans; Virtual Reality therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DESENSITIZATION; EXPERIENCE; EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; SOLDIER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIET NAM; VIRTUAL REALITY; WELLBEING;

EID: 27644450493     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v12n01_11     Document Type: Review

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