The feasibility and impact of delivering a mind-body intervention in a virtual world.

The feasibility and impact of delivering a mind-body intervention in a virtual world.

Mind-body medical approaches may ameliorate chronic disease. Stress reduction is particularly helpful, but face-to-face delivery systems cannot reach all those who might benefit. An online, 3-dimensional virtual world may be able to support the rich interpersonal interactions required of this approa...

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Main Authors: Daniel B Hoch, Alice J Watson, Deborah A Linton, Heather E Bello, Marco Senelly, Mariola T Milik, Margaret A Baim, Kamal Jethwani, Gregory L Fricchione, Herbert Benson, Joseph C Kvedar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3314673?pdf=render

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