Virtual reality exposure therapy for school phobia

Anuario de Psicologia

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-236

  Gutiérrez Maldonado, José ^a   Magallón Neri, Ernesto ^a   Rus Calafell, Mar ^a   Peñaloza Salazar, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Psychological treatment; School avoidance; School phobia; School refusal; Virtual exposure; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; CREATIVITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL PHOBIA; SOCIAL PHOBIA; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 73449145622     PISSN: 00665126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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