Soldier evaluation of the virtual reality Iraq

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-104

  Reger, Greg M ^a   Gahm, Gregory A ^a   Rizzo, Albert A ^b   Swanson, Robert ^a   Duma, Susan ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Combat; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMBAT; DEPLOYED SERVICES; EXPOSURE THERAPIES; MILITARY PERSONNELS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SUBJECTIVE EVALUATIONS; U.S. ARMIES;

PERSONNEL;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; EXPOSURE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRAQ; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59949095101     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2008.0050     Document Type: Article

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