The communication between therapist and patient in virtual reality: The role of mediation played by computer technology

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 85, Issue , 2002, Pages 549-551

  Vincelli, Francesco ^a,b   Molinari, Enrico ^a,b   Riva, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

CLINICAL PRACTICES; COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY; DIRECT EXPERIENCE; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT; IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ATTENTION; AWARENESS; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 6944255375     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-929-5-549     Document Type: Conference Paper

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