Auditory-visual virtual reality as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool for cynophobia

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 145-152

  Suied, Clara ^a,b   Drettakis, George ^c   Warusfel, Olivier ^a   Viaud Delmon, Isabelle ^a  

^a Université Pierre et Marie Curie   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE BIOMÉDICALE DES ARMÉES   (France)

^c INRIA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOG; FEAR; HUMAN; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOGS; FEAR; HUMANS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84874360282     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.1568     Document Type: Article

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