Comparing acceptance and refusal rates of virtual reality exposure vs. in vivo exposure by patients with specific phobias

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 722-724

  Garcia Palacios, A ^a,b   Botella, C ^a,b   Hoffman, H ^c   Fabregat, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHOBIA; SIMULATION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT REFUSAL; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 35348890422     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.9962     Document Type: Article

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