Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Methodological Review Using CONSORT Guidelines

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 197-208

  Motraghi, Terri E ^a,c   Seim, Richard W ^a,b,d   Meyer, Eric C ^a,b   Morissette, Sandra B ^a,b,d  

^a VA VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans   (United States)

^b Texas A and M College of Medicine   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF STATE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CONSORT Statement; Exposure therapy; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Treatment outcome; Virtual Reality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSORT STATEMENT; EXPOSURE THERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

CONSORT STATEMENT; EXPOSURE THERAPY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY;

HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

EID: 84892966461     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22051     Document Type: Article

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