#Cognitive #rehabilitation #therapies for #Alzheimer's disease: A #review of methods to #improve #treatment #engagement and #self_efficacy

Neuropsychol Rev. 2013 Mar; 23(1): 48–62.

Abstract
Cognitive rehabilitation therapies for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are becoming more readily available to the geriatric population in an attempt to curb the insidious decline in cognitive and functional performance. However, people with AD may have difficulty adhering to these cognitive treatments due to denial of memory deficits, compromised brain systems, cognitive incapacity for self-awareness, general difficulty following through on daily tasks, lack of motivation, hopelessness, and apathy, all of which may be either due to the illness or be secondary to depression. Cognitive rehabilitation training exercises are also labor intensive and, unfortunately, serve as a repeated reminder about the memory impairments and attendant functional consequences. In order for cognitive rehabilitation methods to be effective, patients must be adequately engaged and motivated to not only begin a rehabilitation program but also to remain involved in the intervention until a therapeutic dosage can be attained. We review approaches to cognitive rehabilitation in AD, neuropsychological as well as psychological obstacles to effective treatment in this population, and methods that target adherence to treatment and may therefore be applicable to cognitive rehabilitation therapies for AD. The goal is to stimulate discussion among researchers and clinicians alike on how treatment effects may be mediated by engagement in treatment, and what can be done to enhance patient adherence for cognitive rehabilitation therapies in order to obtain greater cognitive and functional benefits from the treatment itself.

Keywords: cognitive rehabilitation, treatment engagement, adherence, motivation


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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3596462/

#Emotion #Regulation and #Psychopathology: A #Transdiagnostic #Approach to #Etiology and #Treatment

#Ann_M_Kring, #Denise_M_Sloan



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http://bookzz.org/book/990860/9516e0

کتاب مرجع #شناسایی، #سنجش و #درمان #اعتیاد #اینترنتی

#Internet #Addiction: A #Handbook and #Guide to #Evaluation and #Treatment

#Kimberly_S_Young, #Cristiano_Nabuco_de_Abreu


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http://bookzz.org/book/782843/da6ce1

#Internet #Addiction: A #Handbook and #Guide to #Evaluation and #Treatment

#Kimberly_S_Young, #Cristiano_Nabuco_de_Abreu


"This book provides cutting-edge coverage by expanding the field to include specific problems such as online gaming, cybersex addiction, and gambling addiction. Its extensive attention to dealing with adolescents is essential, given the rapid rise in media and technology use by both Net Generation young adults and iGeneration teenagers. I am thrilled to have this invaluable, comprehensive, well-written resource for my own work and recommend it to people who need to understand this unique form of addiction." —Dr. Larry Rosen , Past Chair and Professor of Psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills, author of Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration…

"Our clients come to us when online pornography, video gaming, social networking, gambling, and surfing create untenable disruptions in their lives. If we do not understand what we are seeing and how to address it, we will not be able to provide the help they need. This book provides the practical information clinicians can use to assess and treat this growing problem." —Hilarie Cash , PhD, coauthor of Video Games and Your Kids: How Parents Stay in Control, and cofounder of reSTART: Internet Addiction Recovery Program

" Internet Addiction: A Handbook and Guide to Evaluation and Treatment provides an integrated and current overview of the different types of Internet addiction-gaming addiction, gambling addiction, and cybersex addiction. The authors deserve ample praise in providing such a comprehensive and informative guide for Internet addiction." —Ran Tao , MD, Professor and Director, and Xiuqin Huang, MD, Associate Professor, Treatment Center for Internet Addiction, General Hospital of Beijing Military Region, China

The first empirically informed reference for defining, assessing, diagnosing, and treating problematic Internet use Comprehensive and timely, Internet Addiction explores:

Validated assessment tools to differentiate normal from compulsive patterns of computer and online usage

The most addictive or problematic online activities

Epidemiology and subtypes of Internet addiction such as online pornography, Internet gambling, and online gaming

Current theories on the risk factors associated with the development of an addictive disorder related to Internet usage

Evidence-based treatment strategies for helping clients of various ages, taking into account main presenting problems and individual situations and circumstances

International in scope and empirically based, the cultural and global impact of this subject is discussed, introducing practitioners to the latest clinical implications, assessment methods, and treatment approaches in working with clients suffering from this emerging addictive disorder.

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http://bookzz.org/book/782843/da6ce1

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کارآیی مدل ماتریکس 12 جلسه ای در کاهش وابستگی به متامفتامین (شیشه): شواهدی زیستی و گزارش های فردی
2016

#Efficacy of #Regulated #12_Session #Matrix #Model on #restraining #methamphetamine_dependence: #Biological #evidence and #self_reports

#Zahra_Amiri, #Arash_Danesh, #Anoosheh_Tahmasebyshahrebabak, #Amir_Mohammad_Shahsavarani, #Habibeh_Heyrati, #Kolsoum_Sattari

Abstract
ABSTRACT
Introduction: #Substance #abuse is accompanied by a wide range of #psychological, #social, and #economic #adverse #outcomes and #damages. #Methamphetamine (ab)use is dangerous because of its wide range adverse outcomes and #hazardous sustaining #side_effects. Moreover, Methamphetamine-dependence is usually #treatment-#resistant. This study evaluated the Regulated 12-Session Matrix Model in treatment of outpatient methamphetamine-dependent individuals.
Method: 24 individuals were chosen according to #inclusion/#exclusion #criteria of the study and randomly assigned to equal #experimental (age range 19-41; mean age: 46.9) and #control groups (age range: 21-42; mean age: 27.8). Experimental group members partook Regulated 12-Session Matrix Model once a week in 12 consecutive weeks, while control group members remained at #waitlist.
Results: Independent t-test in 12th week showed that experimental group had lower methamphetamine use, comparing to control group (p<.05). #Phillai’s Trace, #Wilk’s Lambda, #Hotelling-Lawley's trace, and #Roy's largest root showed that there are #significant association between experimental and control groups in reduction of methamphetamine-use #lapse (p<.05). Within-subject F ratio revealed that “methamphetamine use” was significantly reduced in experimental group after clinical intervention (p<.001). Urine test showed significant difference in results of negative responses by the end of #intervention (p<.05) in experimental group, compared to control group, which was also significant from the results of both groups in pre-test (p<.001).
Discussion and conclusion: Efficacy of Regulated 12-Session Matrix Model in craving control and reduction of lapse and substance (ab)use in methamphetamine-dependent patients was approved with self-reports and biological #indicators. Regulated 12-Session Matrix Model has been proved to be beneficial in methamphetamine-dependencetreatment in #Iran and other alike #cultural and social atmospheres. Limitations and future implications are discussed.

Keywords: #Regulated_12_Session_Matrix_Model, #Methamphetamine, #substance #use #disorders (#SUD), #relapse, #substance #abuse, #craving, #lapse, #urine_test, #susceptibility.

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