Computer administered treatment of psychiatric inpatients
| Autor: | Florentino Dominguez, Timothy W. Starkey, Philip C. Burda |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Psychosis medicine.medical_treatment Psychological intervention Cognition medicine.disease humanities Human-Computer Interaction Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Schizophrenia medicine Cognitive therapy Cognitive rehabilitation therapy Psychology Psychiatry Veterans Affairs Psychiatric ward General Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Computers in Human Behavior. 7:1-5 |
| ISSN: | 0747-5632 |
| Popis: | Chronic schizophrenic patients have been found to have cognitive deficits similar to those found in organically impaired patients. Personal computers were used on an inpatient psychiatric ward at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center to administer cognitive rehabilitation to chronic psychiatric patients. Patient compliance with the program was surprisingly high with an attendance rate of more than 90%. Patients reported enjoying working with the computers and a number of benefits besides cognitive improvement were noted. The acceptance of computer administered interventions by chronic psychiatric patients indicates that computers could be used for a variety of therapeutic interventions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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