TY - JOUR
T1 - The VEPSY UPDATED project
T2 - Clinical rationale and technical approach
AU - Riva, Giuseppe
AU - Cesa, G.
AU - Conti, S.
AU - Galimberti, C.
AU - Gamberini, L.
AU - Gaggioli, A.
AU - Klinger, E.
AU - Legeron, P.
AU - Mantovani, F.
AU - Mantovani, G.
AU - Molinari, E.
AU - Alcãniz, M.
AU - Optale, G.
AU - Ricciardiello, L.
AU - Perpiñá, C.
AU - Spagnolli, A.
AU - Roy, S.
AU - Troiani, R.
AU - Weddle, C.
AU - Anolli, L.
AU - Bacchetta, M.
AU - Baños, R.
AU - Buselli, C.
AU - Beltrame, F.
AU - Botella, C.
AU - Castelnuovo, G.
PY - 2003/8
Y1 - 2003/8
N2 - More than 10 years ago, Tart (1990) described virtual reality (VR) as a technological model of consciousness offering intriguing possibilities for developing diagnostic, inductive, psychotherapeutic, and training techniques that can extend and supplement current ones. To exploit and understand this potential is the overall goal of the "Telemedicine and Portable Virtual Environment in Clinical Psychology"-VEPSY UPDATED-a European Community-funded research project (IST-2000-25323, www.cybertherapy.info). Particularly, its specific goal is the development of different PC-based virtual reality modules to be used in clinical assessment and treatment of social phobia, panic disorders, male sexual disorders, obesity, and eating disorders. The paper describes the clinical and technical rationale behind the clinical applications developed by the project. Moreover, the paper focuses its analysis on the possible role of VR in clinical psychology and how it can be used for therapeutic change.
AB - More than 10 years ago, Tart (1990) described virtual reality (VR) as a technological model of consciousness offering intriguing possibilities for developing diagnostic, inductive, psychotherapeutic, and training techniques that can extend and supplement current ones. To exploit and understand this potential is the overall goal of the "Telemedicine and Portable Virtual Environment in Clinical Psychology"-VEPSY UPDATED-a European Community-funded research project (IST-2000-25323, www.cybertherapy.info). Particularly, its specific goal is the development of different PC-based virtual reality modules to be used in clinical assessment and treatment of social phobia, panic disorders, male sexual disorders, obesity, and eating disorders. The paper describes the clinical and technical rationale behind the clinical applications developed by the project. Moreover, the paper focuses its analysis on the possible role of VR in clinical psychology and how it can be used for therapeutic change.
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U2 - 10.1089/109493103322278835
DO - 10.1089/109493103322278835
M3 - Article
C2 - 14511457
AN - SCOPUS:10744228135
VL - 6
SP - 433
EP - 439
JO - Cyberpsychology and Behavior
JF - Cyberpsychology and Behavior
SN - 1094-9313
IS - 4
ER -