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Cyberpsychology & Behavior Articles for PY 101 Topics

 

Anxiety Impulse Disorders Post-Traumatic Stress Substance Abuse
Autism Internet Use Psychotherapy Suicide
Conduct Disorders Internet Addiction Schizophrenia  
Eating Disorders Neuroscience Social Phobia  

 

Anxiety

Clinically significant virtual environments for the treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia Oct. 2004 p. 527 (C. Botella, H. Villa, A. Garcia- Palacias)

Effects of group experiential cognitive therapy for the treatment of panic disorder with agoraphobia Aug. 2005 p. 387 (Y.H. Choi, F. Vincelli, G. Riva) link

Experiential cognitive therapy in the treatment of panic disorders with agoraphobia: A controlled study Jun. 2003 p. 321 (F. Vincelli, L. Anolli, S. Bouchard)

Internet-based telehealth system for the treatment of agoraphobia from psychotherapy to e-therapy Aug. 2003 p. 355 (M. Alcaniz, C. Botella)

Panic and agoraphobia in a virtual world Jun. 2002 p. 197 (K. Moore, B.K. Wiederhold)

Shyness and anxiety as predictors of patterns of internet usage Dec. 2002 p. 507 (M. Scealy, J.G. Phillips)

Shyness and locus of control as predictors of internet addiction and internet use Oct. 2004 p. 559 (K. Chak, L. Leung)

Three-year follow-up for virtual reality exposure for fear of flying Aug. 2003 p. 441 (B.K. Wiederhold, M.D. Wiederhold)

Virtual reality and acrophobia: One-year follow-up and case study Jun. 2006 p. 336 (C. Coelho, C. Santos, J. Silverio)

Virtual reality applications to agoraphobia: A protocol Feb. 2006 p. 248 (G. Cardenas, S. Munoz, M. Gonzalez)

Autism

Atypical face gaze in autism Jun. 2002 p. 213 (C. Trepagnier, M.M. Sebrechts)

Conduct Disorders

The appeal of violent video games to lower educated aggressive adolescent boys from two countries Oct. 2006 p. 638 (J.S. Lemmens, B.J. Bushman)

Eating Disorders

Assessment of emotional reactivity produced by exposure to virtual environments in patients with eating disorders Oct. 2006 p. 507 (J. Gutierrez-Maldonado, M. Ferrer-Garcia, A. Caqueo-Urizar)

Six-month follow-up of in-patient experiential cognitive therapy for binge eating disorders Jun. 2003 p. 275 (G. Riva, M. Bacchetta, G. Cesa)

Special online consulting for patients with eating disorders and their relatives: Analysis of user characteristics and e-mail content Feb. 2007 p. 57 (M. Grunwald, D. Wesemann)

Impulse Disorders

Neurofeedback training with virtual reality for inattention and impulsiveness Oct. 2004 p. 519 (B.H. Cho, S. Kim, D. I. Shin)

Something for nothing: Understanding purchasing behaviors in social virtual environments Dec. 2005 p. 538 (D. Chung)

Internet Use

Coping with loneliness: Adolescent online and offline behavior Feb. 2004 p. 35 (S. Seepersad)

The function of internet use and their social and psychological consequences Dec. 2001 p. 723 (E.B. Weiser)

In defense of the internet: the relationship between Internet communication and depression, loneliness, self-esteem, and perceived social support Apr. 2002 p. 157 (L.H. Shaw, L.M. Gant)

Illusion of control in internet users and college students Apr. 2007 p. 176 (H. Matute, M.A. Vadillo, S. Vegas)

Internet dependence in the collegiate population: The role of shyness Aug. 04 p. 379 (C.N. Yuen, M.J. Lavin)

Internet use, social skills, and adjustment Feb. 2004 p. 41 (E. Engelberg, L. Sjoberg)

Internet users’ prior psychological and social difficulties Dec. 2003 p. 585 (M.V. Modayil, A.H. Thompson)

Modification in the proposed diagnostic criteria for internet addiction Jun. 2001 p. 377 (K.W. Beard, E.M. Wolf)

The psychological construction of the internet: From information foraging to social gathering to cultural mediation Feb. 2001 p. 47 ( G. Mantovani)

Psychology of communication technology use in the workplace Jun. 2007 p. 436 (M.S. Eastin, C.J. Glynn, R.P. Griffiths)

Searching for self and relationships online Jun. 2006 p. 275 (M.K. Matsuba)

Stressful life events, motives for internet use, and social support among digital kids Apr. 2007 p. 204 (L. Leung)

Teen Internet use: Relating social perceptions and cognitive models to behavior Feb. 2005 p. 62 (M.S. Eastin)

Internet Addiction

Confirmatory factor analysis of internet use and addiction Feb. 2002 p. 53 (M.E. Pratavelli, B.L. Browne)

Drawing the Net: Internet identification, internet use, and the image of internet users Jun. 2007 p. 478 (J. Gavin, J. Duffield, M. Brosnan)

Excessive computer game playing: evidence for addiction and aggression? Apr. 2007 p. 290 (S.M. Grasso, R. Thalemann, M.D. Griffiths)

Factors influencing adolescents engagement in risky Internet behavior Dec. 2005 p. 513 ( A.K. Liau, A. Khoo, A.H. Ang)

Internet addiction: A review of current assessment techniques and potential assessment questions Feb. 2005 p. 7 (K.W. Beard)

Internet addiction disorder: An Italian study Apr. 2007 p. 170 (G. Ferraro, B. Caci, A.D’Amico)

Internet addiction in students: A cause of concern Dec. 2003 p. 653 (K. Nalwa, A.Anand)

Internet gambling and social responsibility: an exploratory study Feb. 2004 p. (M. Smeaton, M. Griffiths)

Internet gambling: Issues, concerns, and recommendations Dec. 2003 p. 557 (M. Griffiths)

Modification in the proposed diagnostic criteria for internet addiction Jun. 2001 p. 377 (K.W. Beard, E.M. Wolf)

Neuroscience

Assessment of visual-spatial deficits in patients with Parkinson’s disease and closed head injuries using virtual environments Oct. 2005 p. 431 (J.A. Stirk, N. Foreman)

Developing a virtual reality-based methodology for people with dementia: A feasibility study Dec. 2003 p. 591(D. Flynn, P. Van Schaik)

Virtual action planning in Parkinson’s Disease: A controlled study Jun. 2006 p. 342( E. Klinger, I. Chemin, S. Lebreton)

Virtual reality in brain damage rehabilitation: Review Jun. 2005 p. 241 (F.D. Rose, B.M. Brooks, A.A. Rizzo)

Post-Traumatic Stress

Combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder: A case report using virtual reality exposure therapy with physiological monitoring Apr. 2007 p. 309 (D.P. Wood, J. Murphy, K. Center)

Psychotherapy

Online mental health treatment: Concerns and considerations Jun. 2007 p. 453 ( K.J. Mitchell, D. Finkelhorj, K.A. Beecker)

Schizophrenia

Pilot study for assessing the behaviors of patients with schizophrenia towards a virtual avatar Oct. 06 p.531 (J.Ku. J. Hee, U. Kwang)


A virtual environment for investigating schizophrenic patients’ characteristics: Assessment of cognitive and navigation ability Aug. 2003 p. 397 (G. Castelnuova, A. Gagioli)

Social Phobia

Definition of a VR-based protocol to treat social phobia Aug. 2003 p. 411 (S. Roy, E. Klinger)

Internet communication: An activity that appeals to shy and socially phobic people? Oct. 2006 p. 618 (D. Madell, S. Muncer)

Internet use by the socially fearful: Addiction or therapy Feb. 2006 p. 69 (A.J. Campbell, S.R. Cumming, I. Hughes)

Relations among loneliness, social anxiety, and problematic internet use Apr. 2007 p. 234 (S.E. Caplan)

Shyness, sociability, and the use of computer-mediated communication in relationship development Feb. 07 p. 64 (M.S. Shecks, Z.P. Brehmeier)

Simulating social interaction to address deficits of autistic spectrum disorder in children Apr. 2006 p. 213 (C.Y. Trepagnier, M.M. Sebrechts, A. Finkelmeyer)

Social anxiety in virtual environments: Results of a pilot study Jun. 2003 p. 237 (L.K. James, C.Y. Lin, A. Steed)

Virtual reality therapy versus cognitive behavior therapy for social phobia: A preliminary controlled study Feb. 2005 p. 76 (E. Klinger, S. Bouchard, P. Legeron)

Substance Abuse

Determinants of satisfaction with an automated alcohol evaluation program Dec. 2003 p. 677 (D.Z. Lieberman)

Effects of a personified guide on adherence to an online program for alcohol abusers Oct. 2006 p. 603 (D.Z. Lieberman)

Experimental application of virtual reality for nicotine craving through cue exposure Jun. 2003 p. 275 (J.H. Lee, J. Ku, K. Kim)

Nicotine craving and cue exposure therapy by using virtual environments Dec. 2004 p. 705 (J. Lee, Y. Lim, S.J. Graham)

Online therapy for addictive behaviors Dec. 2005 p. 555 (M. Griffiths)

What do internet-based alcohol treatment websites offer? Dec. 2003 p. 581 (B.A. Toll, L.C. Sobell)

Suicide

Cybersuicide: Review of the role of the Internet on suicide Aug. 2006 p. 489 (A. O. Alao, M. Soderberg, E.L. Pohl)

 

Updated 08/15/2007