An integrated multidisciplinary approach to the design of therapeutic devices for people with mental illness and pervasive developmental disorders

This dissertation presents a systematic, integrated approach to the design and development of an evidence-based sensory supportive assistive technology for people with mental illness. A systematic integrated design approach and a set of modified design decision-making tools has been developed based...

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Main Author: Mullen, Brian A
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2009
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3379997