A randomized, controlled clinical trial of in virtuo and in vivo exposure for spider phobia

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 689-695

  Michaliszyn, David ^a   Marchand, André ^a   Bouchard, Stéphane ^b   Martel, Marc Olivier ^c   Poirier Bisson, Joannie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPIDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPIDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 78650262716     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0277     Document Type: Article

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