Pilot study for assessing the behaviors of patients with schizophrenia towards a virtual avatar

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 531-539

  Ku, Jeonghun ^a   Jang, Hee Jeong ^b   Kim, Kwang Uk ^a   Park, Sung Hyouk ^b   Kim, Jae Jin ^b   Kim, Chan Hyung ^b   Nam, Sang Won ^a   Kim, In Young ^a   Kim, Sun I ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EGO; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REACTION TIME; REALITY TESTING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33947692152     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2006.9.531     Document Type: Article

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