{"product_id":"9781493994809","title":"Virtual Reality for Psychological and Neurocognitive Interventions","description":"\u003ch3\u003eVirtual Reality Technologies for Health and Clinical Applications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eVirtual Reality for Psychological and Neurocognitive Interventions\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlbert \"Skip\" Rizzo | Stéphane Bouchard\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Clinical Psychology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis exciting collection tours virtual reality in both its current therapeutic forms and its potential to transform a wide range of medical and mental health-related fields. Extensive findings track the contributions of VR devices, systems, and methods to accurate assessment, evidence-based and client-centered treatment methods, and—as described in a stimulating discussion of virtual patient technologies—innovative clinical training. Immersive digital technologies are shown enhancing opportunities for patients to react to situations, therapists to process patients’ physiological responses, and scientists to have greater control over test conditions and access to results. Expert coverage details leading-edge applications of VR across a broad spectrum of psychological and neurocognitive conditions, including:\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreating anxiety disorders and PTSD.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreating developmental and learning disorders, including Autism Spectrum Disorder,\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssessment of and rehabilitation from stroke and traumatic brain injuries.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssessment and treatment of substance abuse.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssessment of deviant sexual interests.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreating obsessive-compulsive and related disorders.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAugmenting learning skills for blind persons.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eReadable and relevant, \u003ci\u003eVirtual Reality for Psychological and Neurocognitive Interventions\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential idea book for neuropsychologists, rehabilitation specialists (including physical, speech, vocational, and occupational therapists), and neurologists. Researchers across the behavioral and social sciences will find it a roadmap toward new and emerging areas of study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAlbert “Skip” Rizzo \u003c\/b\u003eis a clinical psychologist and Director of Medical VR at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies. He is also a Research Professor with the USC Dept. of Psychiatry and School of Gerontology. Over the last 25 years, Skip has conducted research on the design, development and evaluation of Virtual Reality systems targeting the areas of clinical assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation across the domains of psychological, cognitive and motor functioning in both healthy and clinical populations. This work has focused on PTSD, TBI, Autism, ADHD, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and other clinical conditions. He has also driven an extensive research program on the use of intelligent virtual human agents for clinical training, healthcare information support, and clinical assessment. In spite of the diversity of these clinical R\u0026amp;D areas, the common thread that drives all of his work with digital technologies involves the study of how Virtual Reality simulations can be usefully applied to human healthcare beyond what’s possible with traditional 20th Century methods.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSté\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ephane Bouchard\u003c\/b\u003e holds the \u003ci\u003eCanada Research Chair in Clinical cyberpsychology\u003c\/i\u003e and teaches psychotherapy and cyberpsychology at the \u003ci\u003eUniversité du Québec en Outaouais\u003c\/i\u003e in Canada As a scientist-practitioner, his current research projects involve developing virtual environments to treat complex anxiety disorders and pathological gambling, leading randomized control trials on the efficacy of \u003ci\u003ein virtuo \u003c\/i\u003eexposure for mental health disorders, and conducting experimental studies to understand to why virtual reality is an effective treatment tool. Another prolific area of expertise is telepsychotherapy, where he conducts randomized control trials and processes studies on the efficacy of delivering cognitive-behavior therapy in videoconference. His research lab holds \u003ci\u003ePsyche\u003c\/i\u003e, the only six-sided total immersion virtual reality system dedicated to mental health research. He has received for more than 12 million dollars in research funding, has published more than 150 scientific articles and book chapters, delivered hundreds of scientific communications around the world and is actively collaborating with researchers from around the globe. He is also the president of Cliniques and Development In Virtuo, as company that distributes virtual environments to mental health professionals. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 August 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer New York\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781493994809\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e415\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52291618439308,"sku":"9781493994809","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781493994809","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}