Use of immersive virtual reality for treating anger

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 154, Issue , 2010, Pages 82-86

  Miyahira, Sarah D ^a   Folen, Raymond A ^b   Stetz, Melba ^b   Rizzo, Albert ^c   Kawasaki, Michelle M ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

anger treatment; cue arousal; presence; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ANGER TREATMENT; COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOR THERAPIES; CUE AROUSAL; FLAT SCREENS; IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY; OUTCOME MEASURES; PRESENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 77954591054     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-561-7-82     Document Type: Conference Paper

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