A virtual reality-based vocational training system (VRVTS) for people with schizophrenia in vocational rehabilitation

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 144, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 51-62

  Tsang, Mayie M Y ^a   Man, David W K ^b  

^a CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Rehabilitation; Virtual reality; Vocational

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL COGNITIVE EXAMINATION; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL VIGILANCE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RIVERMEAD BEHAVIORAL MEMORY TEST; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY BASED VOCATIONAL TRAINING SYSTEM; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84873525478     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2012.12.024     Document Type: Article

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