Positive change: Connecting the virtual and the real

Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine

Volumn 12, Issue , 2014, Pages 3-9

  Wiederhold, Brenda K ^a,b   Riva, Giuseppe ^c,d  

^a Virtual Reality Medical Center Europe   (Belgium)

^b Interactive Media Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cybertherapy; Flow; Optimal experience; Positive change; Positive psychology; Presence

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NEUROSCIENCE; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84959108377     PISSN: 15548716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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