NDLI: Computer-assisted therapy: cognitive training of heroin abusers

Content Provider	ACM Digital Library
Author	Almeida, Teresa Caçoête, Cristiana Oliveira, Hugo Brito, Rodrigo Gamito, Pedro Lopes, Paulo Oliveira, Jorge Morais, Diogo Leandro, André
Abstract	Heroin addiction has a negative impact on cognitive functions, and recovering addicts suffer from cognitive impairment. Traditional cognitive rehabilitation approaches suffer from limited motivational appeal and are relatively cumbersome to carry out. We report a study testing on an alternative mHealth approach using tablets and serious games to stimulate cognitive functions. In order to test the efficacy of these methods, a small scale cognitive training program was run with a sample of male heroin addicts who were undergoing a rehabilitation program for heroin addiction as inpatients at a local NGO. The results were promising and highlight the need for randomized control trials to clearly ascertain the efficacy of this alternative approach to cognitive rehabilitation programs.
Starting Page	5
Ending Page	9
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781450338981
DOI	10.1145/2838944.2838946
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	2015-10-01
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Cognitive training Heroin addiction Mhealth
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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Computer-assisted therapy: cognitive training of heroin abusers