Virtual Environments in Clinical Psychology and Neuroscience
Methods and Techniques in Advanced Patient-Therapist Interaction
1st Edition
Published on 15. December 2006
260 pages
978-1-60750-902-8 (ISBN)
Description
Virtual Reality (VR) offers the potential to develop human testing and training environments that allow for the precise control of complex stimulus presentations in which human cognitive and functional performance can be accurately assessed and rehabilitated. However, basic feasibility and human issues need to be addressed in order for this technology to be reasonably and efficiently applied in clinical psychology. The book, written in a scholarly style, will provide rationales for virtual reality's applicability in clinical psychology. We will review the relevant literature regarding theoretical and pragmatic issues for these applications, and provide a description of ongoing work developed world-wide. The topics directly involve critical issues for clinicians, designers and users, and will be discussed with scientific competence without neglecting clarity and empirical cases with suggestions for actual use. The book is divided in three main sections: VR in clinical psychology: opportunities and challenges, VR in treatment of phobias and VR in clinical assessment and therapy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
Netherlands
Publishing group
IOS Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
23,13 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-60750-902-8 (9781607509028)
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Giuseppe Riva | Brenda K. Wiederhold | E. Molinari
Virtual Environments in Clinical Psychology and Neuroscience
Methods and Techniques in Advanced Patient-Therapist Interaction
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12/2006
1st Edition
IOS Press
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Content
- Title page
- Preface
- Introduction
- Contributors
- Contents
- Section I: Technology and Human Issues In Virtual Reality
- Virtual Reality: Past, Present and Future
- Basic Issues in the Use of Virtual Environments For Mental Health Applications
- An Investigation into Factors Influencing Immersion in Interactive Virtual Reality Environments
- The Effects of Immersiveness on Physiology
- Section II: Virtual Reality In Clinical Psychology
- Current Limitations into the Application of Virtual Reality to Mental Health Research
- Virtual Reality and Imaginative Techniques in Clinical Psychology
- Virtual Realty: A New Clinical Setting Lab
- Possibility of Virtual Reality for Mental Care
- Virtual Environments Special Needs and Evaluative Methods
- From Toy to Tool: The Development of Immersive Virtual Reality Environments for Psychotherapy of Specific Phobias
- Virtual Reality Therapy: An Effective Treatment for Phobias
- Experimential Cognitive Therapy: A VR Based Approach for the Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders
- A VR Based Therapy for the Treatment of Impotence and Premature Ejaculation
- Virtual Reality for Palliative Medicine
- Personal Stories within Virtual Environments: Creating three Experiences in Cancer Information Software
- Current Uses of Virtual Reality for Children with Disabilities
- Virtual Reality in Psychotherapy: The Mythseeker Software
- The Potential Relevance of Attachment Theory in Assessing Relatedness with Virtual Humans
- Section III: Virtual Reality In Neuroscience
- Virtual Reality in Neuroscience: A Survey
- Gait and Parkinson's Disease: A Conceptual Model for an Augmented-Reality Based Therapeutic Device
- Virtual Reality in Paraplegia: A VR-Enhanced Orthopaedic Appliance for Walking and Rehabilitation
- Uses of Virtual Reality in Clinical Training: Developing the Spatial Skills of Children with Mobility Impairments
- Virtual Environments in Brain Damage Rehabilitation: A Rationale from Basic Neuroscience
- VR Experience witii Neurological Patients: Basic Cost/Benefit Issues
- Author Index
