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Sarder, Mehedi Anam (author)Embodied Conversational Agents (ECA) seek to provide a more natural means of interaction for a user through verbal and non-verbal properties of human face-to-face communication. For this reason, these systems are found to bring benefits in different mental health related interventions. However, a key challenge in developing agents to replace the...master thesis 2018
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Tielman, M.L. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author), Bidarra, Rafael (author), Kybartas, B.A. (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author)Although post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is well treatable, many people do not get the desired treatment due to barriers to care (such as stigma and cost). This paper presents a system that bridges this gap by enabling patients to follow therapy at home. A therapist is only involved remotely, to monitor progress and serve as a safety...journal article 2017