Country Focus: C&R in Austria
➣ Christina Valenti After the disastrous events of World War II, Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud began diving into the subconscious mind of humans in an attempt to uncover the intimate…read more →
Author: Brenda Wiederhold
President of Virtual Reality Medical Institute (VRMI) in Brussels, Belgium. Executive VP Virtual Reality Medical Center (VRMC), based in San Diego and Los Angeles, California. CEO of Interactive Media Institute a 501c3 non-profit Clinical Instructor in Department of Psychiatry at UCSD Founder of CyberPsychology, CyberTherapy, & Social Networking Conference Visiting Professor at Catholic University Milan.
Using Massive Multiplayer Online Games in Telehealth
➣ By Andrea Gaggioli et al. Telehealth is the use of telecommunications services to deliver healthcare-related services and information, including (but not limited to) consultation, assessment, intervention, and follow-up programs…read more →
Creating Personalized EEG Systems for Personalized HealthCare
By Alexander J. Casson The increasing global population and increasing average age in many countries is driving a change towards providing personalized healthcare. In turn, this change is driving the…read more →
FURTHER AFIELD: Mind Reader v2.0
➣ By Lingjun Kong Technology has advanced to a stage where the term “mind reader” is no longer mainly associated with the fortuneteller, but rather, a machine, especially in areas…read more →
ACROSS THE POND: “Don’t Mess With Mother Nature”: Evaluating the Moral Opposition to Cognitive Enhancement
➣ By John Banja Various surveys indicate that between four to more than 35% of American college students admit to using drugs like Adderall and Ritalin to improve their concentration,…read more →
Personal Health Systems: The OPTIMI Project
By Mariano Alcañiz et al. Currently, depression and stress-related disorders are the most common mental illnesses and the prevention of depression and suicide is one of the five key points…read more →
The Use of ExerGames to Promote Active Aging
➣ By Tiffany Shubert According to the World Health Organization, over 1.2 billion of the world’s population will be age 60 or over in the next 15 years, and by…read more →
Can Older Adults Enhance Their Cognitive Skills?
➣ By Chandramallika Basak With a growing population of older adults, we are faced with pragmatic concerns of managing an aging society. There is a growing interest in developing deeper…read more →
Interstress Project: The Use of Advanced Technologies for Assessing and Treating Psychological Stress
By Giuseppe Riva, Brenda K. Wiederhold & Andrea Gaggioli What if lowering your stress level was as easy and as much fun as playing a video game? What if all…read more →
Integrative Rehabilitation through Gaming
➣ By Kanav Kahol et al. Integrative Therapy: Combining Different Modalities to Offer Comprehensive Rehabilitation Traditionally, rehabilitation therapy has been based on a deconstructionist approach wherein complex activities in daily…read more →