TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Brenda K. Wiederhold and Giuseppe Riva v Section I. Critical Reviews Guided Internet Treatment for Anxiety Disorders. As Effective as Face-To-Face Therapies? 3 Gerhard Andersson Inter-Reality in the Evaluation and Treatment of Psychological Stress Disorders: The INTERSTRESS Project 8 Pietro Cipresso, Andrea Gaggioli, Silvia Serino, Simona Raspelli, Cinzia Vigna, Federica Pallavicini and Giuseppe Riva Modeling the Social Networking Experience Objectifying the Subjective 12 Pietro Cipresso, Silvia Serino, Andrea Gaggioli and Giuseppe Riva The Use of Virtual Reality in the Treatment of Eating Disorders 17 Marta Ferrer-García and José Gutiérrez-Maldonado Lessons Learned from the Development of Technological Support for PTSD Prevention: A Review 22 Vanessa Vakili, Willem-Paul Brinkman and Mark A. Neerincx Virtual Worlds and Avatars as the New Frontier of Telehealth Care 27 J. Morie, E. Haynes, E. Chance and D. Purohit Adapting Computerized Treatments into Traditional Psychotherapy for Depression 32 James Overholser What Is Positive Technology and Its Impact on CyberPsychology 37 Giuseppe Riva Human Computer Confluence Applied in Healthcare and Rehabilitation 42 Isabelle Viaud-Delmon, Andrea Gaggioli, Alois Ferscha and Stephen Dunne A Brief Review of Positive Technology in Europe and the USA 46 Brenda Wiederhold Section II. Evaluations Studies Promotion of Emotional Wellbeing in Oncology Inpatients Using VR 53 Macarena Espinoza, Rosa M. Baños, Azucena García-Palacios, José M. Cervera, Gaspar Esquerdo, Enrique Barrajón and Cristina Botella Mobilizing Bystanders of Cyberbullying: An Exploratory Study into Behavioural Determinants of Defending the Victim 58 Ann Desmet, Sara Bastiaensens, Katrien Van Cleemput, Karolien Poels, Heidi Vandebosch and Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij Influence of Parental Attitudes Towards Internet Use on the Employment of Online Safety Measures at Home 64 Georgios Floros, Konstantinos Siomos, Evaggelia Dafouli, Virginia Fisoun and Dimitrios Geroukalis Outcomes from a Pilot Study Using Computer-Based Rehabilitative Tools in a Military Population 71 Katherine W. Sullivan, Julia E. Quinn, Michael Pramuka, Laura A. Sharkey and Louis M. French Nicotine Craving: ERPs Correlates After VR Exposure to Smoking Cues 78 Pedro Gamito, Jorge Oliveira, André Baptista, Diogo Morais, Paulo Lopes, Tomaz Saraiva, Pedro Rosa, Nuno Santos, Fábio Soares, Catarina Sottomayor and Filipa Barata Reliability and Validity of TIPS Wireless ECG Prototypes 83 Alejandro Rodríguez, Jaime Guixeres, Beatriz Rey and Mariano Alcañiz Associations Between Facial Emotion Recognition, Cognition and Alexithymia in Patients with Schizophrenia: Comparison of Photographic and Virtual Reality Presentations 88 J. Gutiérrez-Maldonado, M. Rus-Calafell, S. Márquez-Rejón and J. Ribas-Sabaté Postural Control of Elderly: Moving to Predictable and Unpredictable Targets 93 Vera Jongman, Claudine J.C. Lamoth, Helco van Keeken and Simone R. Caljouw Assessment of Executive Functions in Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by NeuroVR 98 Filippo La Paglia, Caterina La Cascia, Rosalinda Rizzo, Giuseppe Riva and Daniele La Barbera Exergaming for Elderly: Effects of Different Types of Game Feedback on Performance of a Balance Task 103 Claudine J.C. Lamoth, Rolinde Alingh and Simone R. Caljouw Balance Recovery Through Virtual Stepping Exercises Using Kinect Skeleton Tracking: A Follow-Up Study with Chronic Stroke Patients 108 Roberto Lloréns, Mariano Alcañiz, Carolina Colomer and María Dolores Navarro Effectiveness Evaluation for Short-Term Group Pre-Deployment VR Computer-Assisted Stress Inoculation Training Provided to Polish ISAF Soldiers 113 Stanislaw Ilnicki, Brenda K. Wiederhold, Justyna Maciolek, Ludmila Kosinska, Sylwia Szymanska, Maciej Zbyszewski, Anna Siatkowska, Ewelina Opalko-Piotrkiewicz, Piotr Ilnicki, Monika Filarowska, Anna Glibowska, Dorota Borzetka, Katarzyna Pleskacz and Piotr Murawski Using Virtual Week to Assess Prospective Memory in Younger and Older Adults 118 Giovanna Mioni, Franca Stablum and Peter G. Rendell Smiling Is Fun: A Coping with Stress and Emotion Regulation Program 123 Cristina Botella, Adriana Mira, Azucena Garcia-Palacios, Soledad Quero, Ma. Vicenta Navarro, Antonio Riera López Del Amo, Guadalupe Molinari, Diana Castilla, Inés Moragrega, Carla Soler, Mariano Alcañiz and Rosa Maria Baños The Effectiveness of VR Exposure Therapy for PTSD in Returning Warfighters 128 Sarah D. Miyahira, Raymond A. Folen, Hunter G. Hoffman, Azucena Garcia-Palacios, James L. Spira and Michelle Kawasaki Bottom-Up and Top-Down Influences of Beliefs on Emotional Responses: Fear of Heights in a Virtual Environment 133 Andreas Mühlberger, Roland Neumann, Ljubica Lozo, Mathias Müller and Marc Hettinger Implicit Theory Manipulations Affecting Efficacy of a Smartphone Application Aiding Speech Therapy for Parkinson’s Patients 138 Peter Nolan, Sherria Hoskins, Julia Johnson, Vaughan Powell, K. Ray Chaudhuri and Roger Eglin Mindfulness Training Online for Stress Reduction, a Global Measure 143 Miguel Quintana and Oswaldo Rivera Psychophysiologic Identification of Subthreshold PTSD in Combat Veterans 149 Michael J. Roy, Michelle Costanzo and Suzanne Leaman On the Comparison of VR-Responses, as Performance Measures in Prospective Memory, with Auditory P300 Responses in MCI Detection 156 Ioannis Tarnanas, Nikos Laskaris and Magda Tsolaki Section III. Original Research Tackling Sensitive Issues Using a Game-Based Environment: Serious Game for Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) 165 Katherine Brown, Sylvester Arnab, Julie Bayley, Katie Newby, Puja Joshi, Becky Judd, Alison Baxter and Samatha Clarke Changing Heartbeat Perception to Induce Anxiety in Virtual Environments 172 Luca Chittaro Quality of Experience in Real and Virtual Environments: Some Suggestions for the Development of Positive Technologies 177 Andrea Gaggioli A System for Automatic Detection of Momentary Stress in Naturalistic Settings 182 Andrea Gaggioli, Giovanni Pioggia, Gennaro Tartarisco, Giovanni Baldus, Marcello Ferro, Pietro Cipresso, Silvia Serino, Andrei Popleteev, Silvia Gabrielli, Rosa Maimone and Giuseppe Riva Immersive Virtual Environment for Visuo-Vestibular Therapy: Preliminary Results 187 J.D. Gascuel, H. Payno, S. Schmerber and O. Martin Automatic Mechanisms for Measuring Subjective Unit of Discomfort 192 Dwi Hartanto, Ni Kang, Willem-Paul Brinkman, Isabel L. Kampmann, Nexhmedin Morina, Paul G.M. Emmelkamp and Mark A. Neerincx Pulse Oximeter Based Mobile Biotelemetry Application 197 Ali Hakan Isik and "nan Güler Socially Anxious People Reveal More Personal Information with Virtual Counselors That Talk About Themselves Using Intimate Human Back Stories 202 Sin-Hwa Kang and Jonathan Gratch Use of Internet in an Italian Clinical Sample 207 Caterina La Cascia, Filippo La Paglia, Antonio Francomano and Daniele La Barbera Online Social Networking and the Experience of Cyber-Bullying 212 Bridianne O’Dea and Andrew Campbell Designing Virtual Audiences for Fear of Public Speaking Training – An Observation Study on Realistic Nonverbal Behavior 218 Sandra Poeschl and Nicola Doering Using Portable EEG Devices to Evaluate Emotional Regulation Strategies During Virtual Reality Exposure 223 Beatriz Rey, Alejandro Rodríguez and Mariano Alcañiz Electro-Physiological Data Fusion for Stress Detection 228 Alejandro Riera, Aureli Soria-Frisch, Anton Albajes-Eizagirre, Pietro Cipresso, Carles Grau, Stephen Dunne and Giulio Ruffini Involving Elderly Users in Design: Techniques to Collect Preferences for Interactive Digital Television 233 Anna Spagnolli, Luciano Gamberini, Francisco Ibanez, Maria Elena Fabregat, Tijana Debelic and Valeria Orso Auditory-Visual Integration of Emotional Signals in a Virtual Environment for Cynophobia 238 Marine Taffou, Emmanuelle Chapoulie, Adrien David, Rachid Guerchouche, George Drettakis and Isabelle Viaud-Delmon User Validation of an Empathic Virtual Buddy Against Cyberbullying 243 Janneke M. van der Zwaan, Elke Geraerts, Virginia Dignum and Catholijn M. Jonker Virtual Representations of the Self: Engaging Teenagers in Emotional Regulation Strategies Learning 248 Maja Wrzesien, Beatriz Rey, Mariano Alcañiz, Rosa Baños, Mario Gómez Martínez, David Pérez-López, Alejandro Rodríguez Ortega, Paloma Rasal, Elena Parra Vargas and Jaime Guixeres Provinciale Analysis of Online Social Networking Peer Health Educators 253 Sean D. Young Section IV. Clinical Observations The Use of VR Distraction to Decrease Pain After Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: A Case Study 263 Kattia Cabas Hoyus, Georgina Cardenas-López, Jose Gutierrez Maldonado, Ma. Fernanda Ruiz-Esquivel and Gonzalo Torres-Villalobos PHIT for Duty, a Mobile Approach for Psychological Health Intervention 268 Paul N. Kizakevich, Robert Hubal, Janice Brown, Jennifer Lyden, James Spira, Randall Eckhoff, Yuying Zhang, Stephanie Bryant and Gilberto Munoz An Online Emotional Regulation System to Deliver Homework Assignments for Treating Adjustment Disorders 273 Soledad Quero, Mar Molés, M. Angeles Pérez-Ara, Cristina Botella and Rosa M. Baños Virtual Reality in the Treatment of Body Image Disturbances After Bariatric Surgery: A Clinical Case 278 Giuseppe Riva, Georgina Cárdenas-López, Ximena Duran, Gonzalo M. Torres-Villalobos and Andrea Gaggioli Improving Social Behaviour in Schizophrenia Patients Using an Integrated Virtual Reality Programme: A Case Study 283 M. Rus-Calafell, J. Gutiérrez-Maldonado and J. Ribas-Sabaté Real-Time Monitoring of Behavioural Parameters Related to Psychological Stress 287 Dimitris Giakoumis, Anastasios Drosou, Pietro Cipresso, Dimitrios Tzovaras, George Hassapis, Andrea Gaggioli and Giuseppe Riva Virtual Reality for Smoking Cessation: A Case Report 292 Irene Pericot-Valverde, Olaya García-Rodríguez, Marta Ferrer-García, Roberto Secades-Villa and José Gutiérrez-Maldonado Therapeutic Effectiveness of a Virtual Reality Game in Self-Awareness After Acquired Brain Injury 297 Roberto Lloréns, María Dolores Navarro, Mariano Alcañiz and Enrique Noé Section V. Work in Progress Use of a Virtual Integrated Environment in Prosthetic Limb Development and Phantom Limb Pain 305 Aimee L. Alphonso, Brett T. Monson, Michael J. Zeher, Robert S. Armiger, Sharon R. Weeks, J.M. Burck, C. Moran, R. Davoodie, G. Loeb, Paul F. Pasquina and Jack W. Tsao EARTH of Wellbeing: A Place to Live Positive Emotions 310 Rosa Baños, Cristina Botella, Ernestina Etchemendy and Luis Farfallini FRIEND: A Brain-Monitoring Agent for Adaptive and Assistive Systems 314 Alexis Morris and Mihaela Ulieru A Motor Imagery Based Brain-Computer Interface for Stroke Rehabilitation 319 R. Ortner, D.-C. Irimia, J. Scharinger and C. Guger A Robotic & Virtual Reality Orthopedic Rehabilitation System for the Forearm 324 Miguel A. Padilla-Castaneda, Edoardo Sotgiu, Antonio Frisoli and Massimo Bergamasco Psychosocial Implications of Avatar Use in Supporting Therapy for Depression 329 Claudia Pagliari, Christopher Burton, Brian McKinstry, Aurora Szentatotai, Daniel David, Antoni Serrano Blanco, Luis Ferrini, Susanna Albertini, Joan Carlos Castro, Soraya Estevez and Maria Wolters GameTeen: New Tools for Evaluating and Training Emotional Regulation Strategies 334 Alejandro Rodríguez, Beatriz Rey, Mariano Alcañiz, Rosa Baños, Jaime Guixeres, Maja Wrzesien, Mario Gómez, David Pérez, Paloma Rasal and Elena Parra Innovative ICT Solutions to Improve Treatment Outcomes for Depression: The ICT4Depression Project 339 Lisanne Warmerdam, Heleen Riper, Michel Klein, Pepijn van den Ven, Artur Rocha, Mario Ricardo Henriques, Eric Tousset, Hugo Silva, Gerhard Andersson and Pim Cuijpers |
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