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OPTIMI is a r&d project funded by the European Commission under funded by the European Union's 7th Framework Programme "Personal Health Systems - Mental Health "   . The project has two key goals goals: a) the development of new tools to monitor coping behavior in individuals exposed to high levels of stress; b) the development of online interventions to improve this behavior and reduce the incidence of depression. To achieve its first goal, OPTIMI will develop t echnology-based tools to monitor the physiological state and the...

The Key to Unlocking the Virtual Body: Virtual Reality in the Treatment of Obesity and Eating Disorders Giuseppe Riva , Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology , Volume 5, Issue 2, March 2011 Obesity and eating disorders are usually considered unrelated problems with different causes. However, various studies identify unhealthful weight-control behaviors (fasting, vomiting, or...