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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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42135 |