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

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.

• Authors: Lucia Visser, Igne Sinkeviciute, Iris E Sommer, Josef J Bless
• Journal: Scandinavian journal of psychology (Scand J Psychol) Vol. 59 Issue 1 Pg. 59-61 (Feb 2018) ISSN: 1467-9450 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 29356004 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2018 Scandinavian Psychological Associations and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Topics

• Executive Function
• Female
• Hallucinations (etiology, prevention & control)
• Humans
• Mobile Applications
• Psychotic Disorders (complications)