Telemedicine for Eating Disorders: A Brief Report of a Italian Project

Authors

  • Giulia Savarese
  • Luna Carpinelli
  • Maria Rosaria Padovano
  • Nadia Pecoraro
  • Oreste Fasano
  • Monica Mollo
  • Claudio Di Giovanni
  • Martino Politi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.74.8132

Keywords:

eating disorders, telemedicine, cyber-therapy, counselling, caregivers

Abstract

The objectives of the present work are the research and development of a Telemedicine system for therapy and enhanced monitoring of Eating disorders (ED). To this end, useful tools have been developed both for patients and caregivers and for operators: a) a mobile application for medical and psychological updates on the status of patients and through which it is possible to access psychological counselling services for family caregivers; and b) virtual and immersive reality viewers for the therapy of ED  patients with social anxiety.

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Published

2020-04-30

How to Cite

Savarese, G., Carpinelli, L., Padovano, M. R., Pecoraro, N., Fasano, O., Mollo, M., Giovanni, C. D., & Politi, M. (2020). Telemedicine for Eating Disorders: A Brief Report of a Italian Project . Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 7(4), 292–297. https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.74.8132

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 4 (2020): Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal

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