Virtual reality applications for patients with schizophrenia

Journal of Cyber Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-112

  Kim, Sun I ^a   Ku, Jeonghun ^a   Han, Kiwan ^a   Lee, Hyeongrae ^a   Park, Jinsick ^a   Kim, Jae Jin ^b   Kim, Young ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSERTIVE TRAINING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 77952895556     PISSN: 17849934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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