PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS AS DISORDERS OF SOCIAL INTERACTION Impairments of social interaction and communication are an important if not essential component of many psychiatric disorders. In the context of psychopathology, one tends to think predominantly of autism spectrum disorders. However,many psychopathologies are to some degree characterized by alterations or impairments of interpersonal func...

Memory is one of our fundamental mental functions, which allows us to revive the past in minds. When memory mentioned, we usually want refer a particular kind memory, autobiographical memory. Access these memories can be altered by various affective disorders, especially depression. Regarding techniques, this study aims focus on storytelling contribute resilience children using social robot app...

OBJECTIVE Research has shown that sexual minority groups have higher prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders (both mental and substance use disorders) and that they may seek treatment at higher rates than heterosexuals. However, relationships between treatment need and treatment use are not well understood. This study examined the relationship of sexual orientation and gender to perceived nee...

BACKGROUND Childhood adversity is a putative risk factor for schizophrenia, although evidence supporting this suggestion is inconsistent and controversial. The aim of this review was to pool and quality assess the current evidence pertaining to childhood adversity in people with schizophrenia compared to other psychiatric disorders and to non-psychiatric controls. METHOD Included were case-co...

Due to a shift in the marketing focus from mass to micro markets, the importance of one-to-one communication in advertising has increased. Interactive media provide possible answers to this shift. However, missing standards in payment models for interactive media are a hurdle in the further development. The paper reviews interactive advertising payment models. Furthermore, it adapts the popular...

This article addresses design issues that are relevant in the Autism project which aims at developing a computer games, for diagnosis and training of the children with autism and accompanying mental disorders. This approach is put in the broader context of interactive environments, which computer games are a special case. The characteristic of our approach is that it has the capability of user ...