Training switching focus with a mobile-application by a patient suffering from AVH, a case report

Lucia Visser; Igne Sinkeviciute; Iris E. Sommer; Josef J. Bless

doi:10.1111/sjop.12415

Training switching focus with a mobile-application by a patient suffering from AVH, a case report

Lucia Visser^*, Igne Sinkeviciute, Iris E. Sommer, Josef J. Bless

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Psychiatry

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Abstract

Auditory verbal hallucinations complicate many psychiatric disorders. Antipsychotic medication is effective in the majority, but a significant minority experiences high burden from resistant hallucinations. Here, we aim to improve executive control, in an attempt to decrease burden from hallucinations. We describe the use of a cognitive trainings app by a young woman with highly resistant hallucinations. With modest training, a significant decrease in the duration of hallucinations was reached. Possibilities of this training technique are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	59-61
Number of pages	3
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
Volume	59
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12415
Publication status	Published - Feb 2018

Keywords

Cognition
Dichotic listening
Executive control
Hallucinations
Mobile application

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