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Virtual reality therapy for anxiety disorders : advances in evaluation and treatment / Brenda K. Wiederhold and Mark D. Wiederhold.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wiederhold, B. K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anxiety--Treatment.
- Anxiety.
- Virtual reality therapy.
- Anxiety Disorders--therapy.
- Computer Simulation.
- Therapy, Computer-Assisted.
- User-Computer Interface.
- Medical Subjects:
- Anxiety Disorders--therapy.
- Computer Simulation.
- Therapy, Computer-Assisted.
- User-Computer Interface.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2005]
- Summary:
- Virtual Reality and Anxiety Disorders is a comprehensive review of the use of virtual reality to treat all types of anxiety disorders. The book encompasses all areas of interest to clinicians, including a review of the results of past research and controlled studies on each disorder, descriptions of the symptomology of each disorder, detailed protocol for the treatment of each disorder, and the ethical implications of virtual reality treatment. This is the first extensive work on this subject and is written exclusively for clinicians. Disorders covered include Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia, Social Phobia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Aviophobia, Fear of Driving, Acrophobia, Claustrophobia, Arachnophobia and Fear of Medical Procedures.
- Contents:
- 1. Overview. Introduction : the impact of anxiety disorders. A brief history of virtual reality technology
- Virtual reality and anxiety disorders : a user's guide. Anxiety disorders and their treatment. How treatment is conducted at the Virtual Reality Medical Center. Side effects and contraindications. The effect of presence on virtual reality treatment. Ethical considerations
- 3. Treatment of specific anxiety disorders. Panic disorder and agoraphobia. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Posttraumatic stress disorder. Specific phobias and social phobia. Aviophobia. Fear of driving. Acrophobia. Claustrophobia. Arachnophobia. Fear of medical procedures
- 4. Conclusion. Final comments and future directions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-218) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1591470315
- 9781591470311
- OCLC:
- 54816879
- Publisher Number:
- 99944998804
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