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Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health

5th International Conference, MindCare 2015, Milan, Italy, September 24-25, 2015, Revised Selected Papers

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Table of contents (29 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
  2. All That Stress

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Helping Women with Breast Cancer to Cope with Hair Loss: An e-SIT Protocol

      • Daniela Villani, Chiara Cognetta, Davide Toniolo, Giuseppe Riva
      Pages 3-12
    3. Comparison of Machine Learning Techniques for Psychophysiological Stress Detection

      • Elena Smets, Pierluigi Casale, Ulf Großekathöfer, Bishal Lamichhane, Walter De Raedt, Katleen Bogaerts et al.
      Pages 13-22
    4. Stress Recognition in Daily Work

      • Yoshiki Nakashima, Jonghwa Kim, Simon Flutura, Andreas Seiderer, Elisabeth André
      Pages 23-33
  3. Listen and Watch: Audio and Voice Analysis in Mental Health

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
    2. Validity of a Voice-Based Evaluation Method for Effectiveness of Behavioural Therapy

      • Shuji Shinohara, Shunji Mitsuyoshi, Mitsuteru Nakamura, Yasuhiro Omiya, Gentaro Tsumatori, Shinichi Tokuno
      Pages 43-51
    3. Prosodic Analysis of Speech and the Underlying Mental State

      • Roi Kliper, Shirley Portuguese, Daphna Weinshall
      Pages 52-62
    4. Quantifying Hypomimia in Parkinson Patients Using a Depth Camera

      • Nomi Vinokurov, David Arkadir, Eduard Linetsky, Hagai Bergman, Daphna Weinshall
      Pages 63-71
    5. Automated Facial Expressions Analysis in Schizophrenia: A Continuous Dynamic Approach

      • Talia Tron, Abraham Peled, Alexander Grinsphoon, Daphna Weinshall
      Pages 72-81
  4. When Reality Bites Try Virtual Reality: Virtual Reality for Mental Health

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
    2. Home-Based Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy with Virtual Health Agent Support

      • Dwi Hartanto, Willem-Paul Brinkman, Isabel L. Kampmann, Nexhmedin Morina, Paul G. M. Emmelkamp, Mark A. Neerincx
      Pages 85-98
    3. Feeling Ghost Food as Real One: Psychometric Assessment of Presence Engagement Exposing to Food in Augmented Reality

      • Irene Alice Chicchi Giglioli, Alice Chirico, Pietro Cipresso, Silvia Serino, Elisa Pedroli, Federica Pallavicini et al.
      Pages 99-109
  5. M-HCI: Mental-Health-Computer Interaction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
    2. Development of Web-Based Platform for Privacy Protective Avatar Mediated Distance-Care

      • Yu Kobayashi, Dai Hasegawa, Shinichi Shirakawa, Hiroshi Sakuta, Eijun Nakayama
      Pages 131-139
    3. User Experiences of a Mobile Mental Well-Being Intervention Among Pregnant Women

      • Salla Muuraiskangas, Elina Mattila, Pipsa Kyttälä, Mirva Koreasalo, Raimo Lappalainen
      Pages 140-149

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About this book

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health, MindCare 2015, held in Milan, Italy, in September 2015.

The 23 full papers and 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 40 submissions. The papers deal with the use of technologies in favor of maintaining and improving mental wellbeing. They focus on building new computing paradigms and on addressing a multitude of challenges in mental healthcare, for example in psychiatric and psychological domains with emphasis on new technologies, such as video and audio technologies and  mobile and wearable computing.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy

    Silvia Serino, Pietro Cipresso

  • Telefonica I+D, Barcelona, Spain

    Aleksandar Matic

  • The Centre for Research and Technology, Thessalomiki/Thermi, Greece

    Dimitris Giakoumis

  • Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan

    Guillaume Lopez

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