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Advanced Computational Intelligence Paradigms in Healthcare 6. Virtual Reality in Psychotherapy, Rehabilitation, and Assessment

By Lakhmi C. Jain (eds.) , Lakhmi C. Jain (auth.) , Sheryl Brahnam

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2011
ISBN
3642178235, 9783642178238
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-17824-5
ISSN
1860-949X
Google Books ID
3CKHSvtQKSwC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4967983 bytes)
Series
Studies in Computational Intelligence 337
Edition
1
Pages
291\295
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40
Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligenc

Description

This volume presents the latest research in Virtual Reality (VR), as it is being applied in psychotherapy, rehabilitation, and the analysis of behaviour for neurological assessment. This book will be of value to anyone already in the field and to those who are interested in the development of VR systems for therapeutic purposes. The contents include: · The latest literature reviews on VR in psychotherapy, psychological wellbeing, and rehabilitation · VR and cognitive behavior therapy · Increasing presence in VR for effective exposure therapy and treatment of anxiety disorders · VR military training for managing combat stress and preventing post traumatic stress · VR, mixed reality systems, and games for stroke rehabilitation · VR systems for improving vision in children with amblyopia · Therapeutic play in virtual environments · Healing potential of online virtual worlds such as Second Life · Neuropsychological assessment using virtual environments · Detailed accounts on how VR systems are designed, implemented, and best evaluated · Discussions of limitations, problems, and ethical concerns using VR in mental and physical therapy

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