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Virtual reality in eating disorders
Author(s) -
Perpiñá C.,
Botella C.,
Baños R. M.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
european eating disorders review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.511
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1099-0968
pISSN - 1072-4133
DOI - 10.1002/erv.520
Subject(s) - eating disorders , virtual reality , anxiety , binge eating , psychology , neuropsychology , bulimia nervosa , binge eating disorder , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , psychiatry , cognition , human–computer interaction , computer science
Virtual Reality (VR) is widely used as a therapeutic tool in the field of neuropsychology and also in the treatment of anxiety disorders. In contrast, VR is much less well‐known in the area of the eating disorders. The objective of this paper is to draw attention to possible applications of this technology in the treatment of eating disorders and describe pilot work in the area of body image disturbance and binge eating using VR technology. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.