Virtual reality exposure therapy for combat-related PTSD

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Basic Science and Clinical Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 375-399

  Rizzo, Albert ^a   Reger, Greg ^d   Gahm, Greg ^d   Difede, Joann ^b   Rothbaum, Barbara O ^c  

^a School of Gerontology ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical interface; exposure therapy; extinction; habituation; PTSD; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892276889     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-329-9_18     Document Type: Chapter

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