Therapists' perception of benefits and costs of using virtual reality treatments

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 29-34

  Segal, Robert ^a   Bhatia, Maneet ^a   Drapeau, Martin ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79951908067     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0398     Document Type: Article

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