Improving social behaviour in schizophrenia patients using an integrated virtual reality programme: A case study

Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages 283-286

  Rus Calafell, Mar ^a,b   Gutierrez Maldonado J ^a   Ribas Sabate J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Igualada General Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

Schizophrenia; Social behaviour; Training; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CONVERSATION; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL PATIENT; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; RECOGNITION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; VIRTUAL REALITY; ANXIETY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; FACIAL RECOGNITION; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SOCIAL ANXIETY; SOCIAL ANXIETY AND DISTRESS SCALE; SOCIAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; SOCIAL FUNCTIONING SCALE; SYMPTOM; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

DIAGNOSIS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

FACIAL EMOTIONS; INTER-PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS; POSITIVE CHANGES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS; SOCIAL ANXIETIES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING;

DISEASES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84872039197     PISSN: 15548716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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