MindCare 2012 - 2nd International Workshop on Computing Paradigms for Mental Health - MindCare 2012

There is an increasing number of research initiatives that utilize modern technology in order to support patients in maintaining or regaining a healthy mental state. Advanced technological solutions have been exploited for treating depression, anxiety disorders, and for coping with stress. This is of utmost importance to provide people with higher quality of life and also to shift a part of monitoring tasks from therapists and caregivers to unobtrusive technological systems. Effort have started with Internet-based self-help therapies, but since recently systems make increasingly use of ambient intelligence, pervasive computing, smart phones and sensor systems. Their shared goal is to provide effective solutions for improving mental health.
This workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from both psychological and technological fields (such as computer science, artificial intelligence, information systems) that share the same interest of strengthening or maintaining mental health. The goal of MindCare workshop is to exchange ideas aiming to support synergy of the two domains for further progress in this field.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
The focus of the workshop is placed on the exploitation of technology in favor of cognitive and emotional well-being. We are looking for the research contributions on topics including but not limited to:

IT Systems for Mental Health
Architectures for Mental Support Systems
Evaluation of IT systems for Mental Health
Ambient Intelligence in Mental Health
Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Mental Health
Pervasive Computing in Mental Health
Utilization of Physiological Measurements in Mental Health
Relation between Physiological Measurements and Mental states
Mental Health and Medication Support
Mobile Devices in Mental Health
ICT-based Systems for the Assessment of Psychological Stress
Unobtrusive Tracking of Long-term Cognitive Changes
Automatic Mood Recognition
Employing Bio and Activity Sensors to Monitor Mental Health
Virtual Reality Approaches for Therapy
Persuasive Solutions for Relieving Stress/Improving Mood State
Investigating the Influence of Environmental Factors on Emotional Status
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper Submission: October 27, 2011
Authors Notification: November 18, 2011
Final Paper Submission and Registration: December 5, 2011