Clinical Advances in Psychology and Psychological Distress in Real and Virtual Contexts
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 8939
Special Issue Editors
Interests: psychology; cognitive psychology; neuropsychology; environmental psychology; blindness; social cognition; spatial memory; psychological distress
Interests: cognitive psychology; cognitive science; environmental psychology; blindness; social cognition; imagery; spatial memory
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Dear Colleagues,
Stressors such as work, life, and emotions all cause great psychological distress to people. Anxiety, depression, insecurity, fear, depression, loneliness, and stigma are common features of psychological distress, and high levels of it are more serious risk factors for mental health disorders. These factors can also play a critical role in how we modulate our interpersonal social space with others in both real and simulated (social media, virtual, etc.) contexts. Therefore, we should pay attention to people's psychological states in a timely manner, and take effective measures to improve, enhance, or compensate for defective or impaired physical and mental functions. Such measures may include moderate exercise and maintaining a healthy environment, or appropriate medication, physical therapy, or psychological treatment in traditional and virtual contexts.
We invite you to submit articles or reviews to this Special Issue, with a focus on research investigating mental health and coping in children and adults that will enable the development and implementation of more effective interventions in the future. Whilst we invite topics in this field, submissions are not limited only to this subject.
Dr. Gennaro Ruggiero
Prof. Dr. Tina Iachini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- psychology
- psychological distress
- anxiety
- depression
- insecurity
- fear
- depression
- loneliness
- stigma
- mental health disorders
- psychological state
- exercise
- medication
- physical therapy
- psychological treatment
- interventions
- children and adults
- interpersonal social space
- virtual and real contexts
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