Virtual reality cognitive-behavior therapy for public speaking anxiety: One-year follow-up

Behavior Modification

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 235-246

  Safir, Marilyn P ^a   Wallach, Helene S ^a   Bar Zvi, Margalit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Rebbecah Sief Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

cognitive behavior therapy; phobia; public speaking anxiety; social phobia; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOBIA; SPEECH;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SPEECH; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84857214839     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445511429999     Document Type: Article

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