A randomized, controlled trial of virtual reality-graded exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in active duty service members with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 223-229

  McLay, Robert N ^a   Wood, Dennis P ^b   Webb Murphy, Jennifer A ^c   Spira, James L ^d   Wiederhold, Mark D ^b   Pyne, Jeffrey M ^e   Wiederhold, Brenda K ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b VIRTUAL REALITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Naval Center for Combat and Operational Stress Control   (United States)

^d National Center for PTSD   (United States)

^e CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY MEDICINE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOLDIER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; COMBAT DISORDERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MILITARY PSYCHIATRY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954587113     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2011.0003     Document Type: Article

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