Applying User-Centered Design in the Development of a Software Application For the Treatment of a Mental Health Disorder

Author

Stacey L. Meacham

Abstract

The research that follows will provide a process for applying a user-centered design methodology to the development of a virtual environment software application for the treatment of a mental health disorder, specifically post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The goal is to create a screen-based virtual environment product that focuses on the end user rather than the technological aspects of the system. Moreover, past and present treatments in the mental health and healthcare fields and their effectiveness will be analyzed through an extensive literature review.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Virtual reality therapy; Psychotherapy--Computer programs--Design; User-centered system design; Post-traumatic stress disorder--Treatment

Publication Date

2007

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Graduate

Advisor

Evelyn Rozanski

Advisor/Committee Member

Nancy Doubleday

Advisor/Committee Member

Elouise Oyzon

Comments

Physical copy available from RIT's Wallace Library at RC489.V57 M42 2007

Recommended Citation

Meacham, Stacey L., "Applying User-Centered Design in the Development of a Software Application For the Treatment of a Mental Health Disorder" (2007). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/theses/8219

Campus

RIT – Main Campus