Effect of the mood produced by virtual reality exposure on body image disturbances

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 154, Issue , 2010, Pages 44-49

  Ferrer García, Marta ^a   Gutiérrez Maldonado, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body image; eating disorders; mood; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDERS; MOOD; ON-BODY;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 77954604878     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-561-7-44     Document Type: Conference Paper

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