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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790523803321

Titolo

Annual review of cybertherapy and telemedicine 2013 : positive technology and health engagement for healthy living and active ageing / / edited by Brenda K. Wiederhold and Guiseppe Riva

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Washington, D. C. : , : IOS Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-61499-282-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Collana

Studies in health technology and informatics, , 0926-9630 ; ; volume 191

Altri autori (Persone)

RivaGiuseppe <1967->

WiederholdB. K

Disciplina

610.28

Soggetti

Biotechnology - Data processing

Medical informatics

Telecommunication in medicine

Virtual reality therapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Section I. Editorial -- Section II. White Paper -- Section III. Critical Reviews -- Section IV. Evaluation Studies -- Section V. Original Research -- Section VI. Clinical Observations -- Section VII. Work in Progress.

Sommario/riassunto

Technological advances have been responsible for many developments in the field of healthcare in recent years. One of the areas opened up by new technological possibilities is that of cybertherapy and telemedicine, which involves the use of computer and communications technology to provide improved health services that are sometimes qualitatively different from those provided in traditional in-person therapeutic experiences.This book, the Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine (ARCTT), covers a wide variety of topics of interest to the mental health, neuroscience and rehabilitation com