Virtual reality exposure therapy and internet in social anxiety disorder: A review;Terapia de exposición mediante realidad virtual e internet en el trastorno de ansiedad/fobia social: Una revisión cualitativa

Terapia Psicologica

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 233-243

  García García, Emilio S ^a   Rosa Alcázar, Ana I ^a   Olivares Olivares, Pablo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Internet; Social anxiety; Social phobia; Virtual reality; Virtual reality exposure therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERNET; SOCIAL PHOBIA; THERAPY EFFECT; VIRTUAL REALITY; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

EID: 83655164436     PISSN: 07166184     EISSN: 07184808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/s0718-48082011000200010     Document Type: Article

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