The potential of Virtual Reality as anxiety management tool: A randomized controlled study in a sample of patients affected by generalized anxiety disorder

Trials

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Gorini, Alessandra ^a,b   Riva, Giuseppe ^a,c  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NARRATIVE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; STRESS MANAGEMENT; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 44949179316     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-9-25     Document Type: Article

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