Virtual reality objectifies the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders: A literature review

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue SEP, 2017, Pages

  van Bennekom, Martine J ^a   de Koning, Pelle P ^a   Denys, Damiaan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Diagnosis; Psychiatry; Review; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSESSMENT; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EATING DISORDER; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARANOIA; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 85029718589     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00163     Document Type: Review

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