Stimulation and microswitch-based programs for enhancing indices of happiness: A maintenance assessment

Behavioral Interventions

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-61

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   O'Reilly, Mark F ^b   Singh, Nirbhay N ^c   Oliva, Doretta ^d   Campodonico, Francesca ^d   Groeneweg, Jop ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LEGA F D ORO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROSWITCH; MOOD; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037329270     PISSN: 10720847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bin.119     Document Type: Article

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