Virtual reality exposure-based therapy for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: a review of its efficacy, the adequacy of the treatment protocol, and its acceptability

Botella, Cristina, Serrano, Berenice, baños, Rosa, García-Palacios, Azucena·2015·Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
DOI 10.2147/ndt.s89542

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