Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy in posttraumatic stress disorder: A brief review to open new opportunities for post-fall syndrome in elderly subjects

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 427-430

  Bloch, F ^a,b   Rigaud, A S ^a,b   Kemoun, G ^c  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly; Fall; Post fall syndrome; PTSD; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; POST FALL SYNDROME; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

EID: 84890124362     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: 18787657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2013.10.005     Document Type: Article

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