Virtual reality exposure therapy for PSTD Vietnam veterans: A case study

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 263-271

  Rothbaum, Barbara Olasov ^a   Hodges, Larry ^b   Alarcon, Renato ^c   Ready, David ^c   Shahar, Fran ^a   Graap, Ken ^d   Pair, Jarrel ^b   Hebert, Philip ^b   Gotz, Dave ^b   Wills, Brian ^b   Baltzell, David ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure therapy; PTSD; Vietnam; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RATING SCALE; SOLDIER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIET NAM; VIRTUAL REALITY;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REALITY THERAPY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; VIETNAM; WAR;

EID: 6544274821     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024772308758     Document Type: Article

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