Alessandra Gorini

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Publications

  1. ncbi Virtual reality in anxiety disorders: the past and the future
    Alessandra Gorini
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via Pelizza da Volpedo, 41 20149 Milan, Italy
    Expert Rev Neurother 8:215-33. 2008
  2. ncbi Emotional response to virtual reality exposure across different cultures: the role of the attribution process
    Alessandra Gorini
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via Pelizza da Volpedo 41, Milan, Italy
    Cyberpsychol Behav 12:699-705. 2009
  3. ncbi Nonhomogeneous results in place learning among panic disorder patients with agoraphobia
    Alessandra Gorini
    Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCSS, Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Laboratory, Milan, Italy
    Psychiatry Res 179:297-305. 2010
  4. ncbi Virtual reality in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorders
    Alessandra Gorini
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy
    Stud Health Technol Inform 154:39-43. 2010
  5. ncbi The role of immersion and narrative in mediated presence: the virtual hospital experience
    Alessandra Gorini
    Department of Psychology, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
    Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 14:99-105. 2011
  6. ncbi Assessment of the emotional responses produced by exposure to real food, virtual food and photographs of food in patients affected by eating disorders
    Alessandra Gorini
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCSS, Milan, Italy
    Ann Gen Psychiatry 9:30. 2010
  7. ncbi A second life for eHealth: prospects for the use of 3-D virtual worlds in clinical psychology
    Alessandra Gorini
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via Pelizza da Volpedo, 41, 20149 Milan, Italy
    J Med Internet Res 10:e21. 2008
  8. ncbi NeuroVR 1.5 - a free virtual reality platform for the assessment and treatment in clinical psychology and neuroscience
    Giuseppe Riva
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
    Stud Health Technol Inform 142:268-70. 2009
  9. ncbi Interreality in practice: bridging virtual and real worlds in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorders
    Giuseppe Riva
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Lab, Instituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
    Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 13:55-65. 2010
  10. ncbi NeuroVR 1.5 in Practice: Actual Clinical Applications of the Open Source VR System
    Giuseppe Riva
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
    Stud Health Technol Inform 144:57-60. 2009

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Publications14

  1. ncbi Virtual reality in anxiety disorders: the past and the future
    Alessandra Gorini
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via Pelizza da Volpedo, 41 20149 Milan, Italy
    Expert Rev Neurother 8:215-33. 2008
    ..This review will discuss their outcome and provide guidelines for the use of VR exposure for the treatment of anxious patients...
  2. ncbi Emotional response to virtual reality exposure across different cultures: the role of the attribution process
    Alessandra Gorini
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via Pelizza da Volpedo 41, Milan, Italy
    Cyberpsychol Behav 12:699-705. 2009
    ....
  3. ncbi Nonhomogeneous results in place learning among panic disorder patients with agoraphobia
    Alessandra Gorini
    Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCSS, Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Laboratory, Milan, Italy
    Psychiatry Res 179:297-305. 2010
    ....
  4. ncbi Virtual reality in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorders
    Alessandra Gorini
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy
    Stud Health Technol Inform 154:39-43. 2010
    ....
  5. ncbi The role of immersion and narrative in mediated presence: the virtual hospital experience
    Alessandra Gorini
    Department of Psychology, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
    Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 14:99-105. 2011
    ..Immersion increases the place illusion, while the narrative contributes to generating an emotional response and strengthening the subjects' sense of inner presence...
  6. ncbi Assessment of the emotional responses produced by exposure to real food, virtual food and photographs of food in patients affected by eating disorders
    Alessandra Gorini
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCSS, Milan, Italy
    Ann Gen Psychiatry 9:30. 2010
    ....
  7. ncbi A second life for eHealth: prospects for the use of 3-D virtual worlds in clinical psychology
    Alessandra Gorini
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via Pelizza da Volpedo, 41, 20149 Milan, Italy
    J Med Internet Res 10:e21. 2008
    ..However, challenges related to the potentially addictive nature of such virtual worlds and questions related to privacy and personal safety will also be discussed...
  8. ncbi NeuroVR 1.5 - a free virtual reality platform for the assessment and treatment in clinical psychology and neuroscience
    Giuseppe Riva
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
    Stud Health Technol Inform 142:268-70. 2009
    ..Specifically, the new version now includes full sound support and the ability of triggering external sounds and videos using the keyboard. The outcomes of different trials made using NeuroVR will be presented and discussed...
  9. ncbi Interreality in practice: bridging virtual and real worlds in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorders
    Giuseppe Riva
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Lab, Instituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
    Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 13:55-65. 2010
    ..To illustrate the concept of Interreality in practice, a clinical scenario is also presented and discussed: Rosa, a 55-year-old nurse, involved in a major car accident...
  10. ncbi NeuroVR 1.5 in Practice: Actual Clinical Applications of the Open Source VR System
    Giuseppe Riva
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
    Stud Health Technol Inform 144:57-60. 2009
    ..Actually, NeuroVR is used in the assessment and treatment of Obesity, Alcohol Abuse, Anxiety Disorders, Generalized Anxiety Disorders, and Cognitive Rehabilitation...
  11. ncbi The use of biofeedback in clinical virtual reality: the intrepid project
    Claudia Repetto
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
    Stud Health Technol Inform 144:128-32. 2009
    ..To test this concept, we planned a randomized controlled trial (NCT00602212), including three groups of 15 patients each (for a total of 45 patients): (1) the VR group, (2) the non-VR group, and (3) the waiting list (WL) group...
  12. ncbi The Intrepid project - biosensor-enhanced virtual therapy for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorders
    Giuseppe Riva
    Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
    Stud Health Technol Inform 142:271-6. 2009
    ..This controlled trial will be able to evaluate the effects of the use of VR in relaxation while preserving the benefits of randomization to reduce bias...
  13. ncbi Mirroring avatars: dissociation of action and intention in human motor resonance
    Paola Borroni
    Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dental Sciences, University of Milano Medical School, Milan, Italy
    Eur J Neurosci 34:662-9. 2011
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  14. ncbi Virtual worlds, real healing
    Alessandra Gorini
    Science 318:1549. 2007