Sep 21, 2009
Increased personal space of patients with schizophrenia in a virtual social environment
Increased personal space of patients with schizophrenia in a virtual social environment. Psychiatry Res. 2009 Sep 15; Authors: Park SH, Ku J, Kim JJ, Jang HJ, Kim SY, Kim SH, Kim CH, Lee H, Kim IY, Kim SI Virtual reality may be a good alternative method for measuring personal space and overcoming some limitations in previous studies on the social aspects of schizophrenia. Using this technology, we aimed to investigate the characteristics of personal space in patients with schizophrenia and evaluate the relationship between their social behaviors and schizophrenic symptoms. The...