Prolonged exposure and virtual reality-enhanced imaginal exposure for PTSD following a terrorist bulldozer attack: A case study

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-101

  Freedman, Sara A ^a   Hoffman, Hunter G ^b   Garcia Palacios, Azucena ^c   Weiss, Patrice L ^d   Avitzour, Sara ^a   Josman, Naomi ^d  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVOR; TERRORISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; TERRORISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77949741057     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0271     Document Type: Article

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