Future directions: How virtual reality can further improve the assessment and treatment of eating disorders and obesity

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 148-153

  Gutiérrez Maldonado, José ^a   Wiederhold, Brenda K ^b,c   Riva, Giuseppe ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Virtual Reality Medical Institute   (Belgium)

^c VIRTUAL REALITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAVING; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORECASTING; HUMAN; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY; TRENDS; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

CRAVING; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORECASTING; HUMANS; OBESITY; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

EID: 84959094483     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2015.0412     Document Type: Article

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