Is Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Effective for Service Members and Veterans Experiencing Combat-Related PTSD?

Traumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 171-178

  Nelson, Rebekah J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

combat; posttraumatic stress disorder; service members; veterans; virtual reality exposure therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881598656     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534765612459891     Document Type: Article

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