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| Marta Ferrer-GarcíaSummaryAffiliation: Universitat de Barcelona Country: Spain Publications
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The validity of virtual environments for eliciting emotional responses in patients with eating disorders and in controlsMarta Ferrer-García
University of Barcelona, Spain
Behav Modif 33:830-54. 2009..Thus, this technology seems well suited for use in experimental studies as well as in evaluative and therapeutic contexts...
The use of virtual reality in the study, assessment, and treatment of body image in eating disorders and nonclinical samples: a review of the literatureMarta Ferrer-García
Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Body Image 9:1-11. 2012..This article also discusses the implications of the results obtained and proposes directions for future research...
Virtual reality exposure in patients with eating disorders: influence of symptom severity and presenceMarta Ferrer-García
University of Barcelona, Spain
Stud Health Technol Inform 167:80-5. 2011..Severity of symptoms and sense of presence were analyzed. Both variables influenced the level of subjective discomfort during the exposure to virtual environments...
Assessment of emotional reactivity produced by exposure to virtual environments in patients with eating disordersJosé Gutiérrez-Maldonado
Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Cyberpsychol Behav 9:507-13. 2006..Virtual environments in which subjects are obliged to ingest high-calorie food provoke the highest levels of state anxiety and depression...
Evolution of smoking urge during exposure through virtual realityIrene Pericot-Valverde
University of Barcelona, Spain
Stud Health Technol Inform 167:74-9. 2011..Results showed that the environments were able to generate two different patterns of craving response. These results could contribute to determine exposure parameters when using VR technology in CET...
Identifying specific cues and contexts related to smoking craving for the development of effective virtual environmentsOlaya García-Rodríguez
Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 14:91-7. 2011..These results are discussed with a view to their consideration in the design of valid and reliable VR environments that could be used in the treatment of nicotine addicts who wish to give up smoking...
Body image in eating disorders: the influence of exposure to virtual-reality environmentsJosé Gutiérrez-Maldonado
Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 13:521-31. 2010..On the other hand, these body-image disturbances fluctuate when participants are exposed to virtual situations that are emotionally relevant for them...
Effect of the mood produced by virtual reality exposure on body image disturbancesMarta Ferrer-García
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Stud Health Technol Inform 154:44-9. 2010..The aim of this study was to examine whether the mood produced by virtual reality exposure had any influence on such disturbances. As expected, dysphoric mood increased body image disturbances in patients with eating disorders...
Body Image Assessment Software: psychometric dataMarta Ferrer-García
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Behav Res Methods 40:394-407. 2008..Those at risk of having an ED and those with a current ED showed more body image distortion (overestimation of body size) and higher levels of body image dissatisfaction...
Efficacy of virtual reality in triggering the craving to smoke: its relation to level of presence and nicotine dependenceMarta Ferrer-García
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Stud Health Technol Inform 154:123-7. 2010..The results show that all the environments were able to generate the desire to smoke; a direct relation was found between sense of presence and craving...
Simulated interviews 3.0: virtual humans to train abilities of diagnosis--usability assessmentClaudia Peñaloza-Salazar
University of Barcelona, Spain
Stud Health Technol Inform 167:165-9. 2011..The usability of the application was assessed. Results suggested that simulated interviews are a friendly and motivating tool to train diagnostic abilities in psychology students...
Effects of a psychoeducational intervention program on the attitudes and health perceptions of relatives of patients with schizophreniaJosé Gutiérrez-Maldonado
Dept of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments, University of Barcelona, Paseo Valle de Hebron, 171, Barcelona 08035, Spain
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 44:343-8. 2009..The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of a family psychoeducational program in changing attitude and health perceptions in relatives of patients with schizophrenia...
