A controlled study of agoraphobia and the independent effect of virtual reality exposure therapy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 160-168

  Malbos, Eric ^a   Rapee, Ronald M ^a   Kavakli, Manolya ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

agoraphobia; cognitive therapy; game level editors; presence; Virtual reality exposure therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGORAPHOBIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGORAPHOBIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873663307     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867412453626     Document Type: Article

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