Effect of combined multiple contexts and multiple stimuli exposure in spider phobia: A randomized clinical trial in virtual reality

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 71, Issue , 2015, Pages 45-53

  Shiban, Youssef ^a   Schelhorn, Iris ^a   Pauli, Paul ^b   Mühlberger, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Multiple contexts; Multiple stimuli; Return of fear; Spider phobia; Virtual reality exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; BEHAVIORAL AVOIDANCE TEST; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROMAGNETIC TRACKING DEVICE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPOSURE; FEAR; FEAR OF SPIDERS QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL DEVICE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LONG TERM EFFECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE CONTEXT; MULTIPLE STIMULUS EXPOSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOBIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETURN OF FEAR; SHORT TERM EFFECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPIDER PHOBIA; SPIDER PHOBIA BELIEFS QUESTIONNAIRE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SPIDER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SPIDERS; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930959446     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.05.014     Document Type: Article

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