The use of virtual reality in the study, assessment, and treatment of body image in eating disorders and nonclinical samples: A review of the literature

Body Image

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-11

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body image; Eating disorders; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EATING DISORDER; EGO; EMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EATING DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; REALITY TESTING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84355166467     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.10.001     Document Type: Review

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