Virtual reality in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorders

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 154, Issue , 2010, Pages 39-43

  Gorini, Alessandra ^a,b   Pallavicini, Federica ^a,c   Algeri, Davide ^a   Repetto, Claudia ^a,d   Gaggioli, Andrea ^a,d   Riva, Giuseppe ^a,d  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

biofeedback; Generalized Anxiety Disorder; mobile phones; new technologies; portable devices; relaxation; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

BIOFEEDBACK; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; MOBILE PHONES; PATIENT TREATMENT; TELEPHONE SETS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED TRIAL; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; MUSCLE TENSION; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PORTABLE DEVICE; RELAXATION; WAITING LISTS;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

EID: 77954583616     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-561-7-39     Document Type: Conference Paper

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