Virtual reality exposure therapy for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder following September 11, 2001

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1639-1647

  Difede, JoAnn ^a   Cukor, Judith ^a   Jayasinghe, Nimali ^a   Patt, Ivy ^a   Jedel, Sharon ^a   Spielman, Lisa ^a   Giosan, Cezar ^a   Hoffman, Hunter G ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERRORISM; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 37049027291     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/jcp.v68n1102     Document Type: Article

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