Sleep enhances exposure therapy

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1511-1519

  Kleim, B ^a   Wilhelm, F H ^b   Temp, L ^c   Margraf, J ^d   Wiederhold, B K ^e,f   Rasch, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^e VIRTUAL REALITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Virtual Reality Medical Institute   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; emotional learning; exposure therapy; memory consolidation; phobia; sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SLEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SLEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897463306     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713001748     Document Type: Article

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