The Feasibility and Acceptability of Virtual Environments in the Treatment of Childhood Social Anxiety Disorder

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-73

  Wong Sarver, Nina ^a   Beidel, Deborah C ^a   Spitalnick, Josh S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Virtually Better Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOBIA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

EID: 84892480783     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2013.843461     Document Type: Article

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