TAMER : touch-guided anxiety management via engagement with a robotic pet efficacy evaluation and the first steps of the interaction design

Anxiety disorders are widespread among children and adolescents, yet the existing treatments are effective for only a small proportion of the affected young population. We propose a novel idea for improving the efficacy of anxiety treatments that relies on affective touch as a therapeutic medium. Bu...

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Main Author: Sefidgar, Yasaman Sadat
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42135

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