Technology in Psychiatry Archives

Internet Addiction Disorder – Case Files of Internet Addiction Disorder and Psychosis

February 19, 2018

Excessive internet use, especially among adolescents and its health implications, have been a much-discussed topic recently. Problematic internet use or Internet addiction disorder (IAD) is still not an official diagnosis in psychiatric classification systems. Dr.Kimberly Young had first proposed diagnostic criteria for Internet Addiction Disorder…

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Depression – Review of the Evidence

January 29, 2018

TMS involves placing a small coil near the scalp that when engaged generates a magnetic field that induces an electrical field in the brain’s outer cortex in regions that are close to the coil. Over the last 20 years, a method called repetitive TMS (rTMS)…

Technological Advances in Psychiatry – From Couch to Cloud by Arshya Vahabzadeh

August 26, 2017

Dr Arshya Vahabzadeh, Harvard-trained physician-technologist and innovation officer of the Massachusetts General Psychiatry Academy talks about key technological advances in psychiatry and their potential to change the way we prevent, diagnose and treat mental health disorders. A DIGITAL SIGNATURE FOR MENTAL HEALTH? Is there…

Can Digital Technology Prevent Suicides?

May 15, 2017

Present measures to assess the risk of suicide are subjective and can involve a mental state examination by a relevant healthcare professional. However, suicidal behaviour can be a highly fluid state and external factors such as an acute life event can escalate the risk of…

Technology and The Converging Paths of Mental Health – Dr Arshya Vahabzadeh

April 3, 2017

Dr Arshya Vahabzadeh, Harvard-trained physician-technologist and innovation officer of the Massachusetts General Psychiatry Academy talks about the four key converging paths of mental health: Computer science Cultural and business, design and thinking – innovation Genomics Brain science The number of start-ups in mental health is…

Smart Glass Technology for Autism – Dr Ned Sahin

February 9, 2017

Dr Ned Sahin is an award-winning Harvard and MIT-trained neuroscientist and inventor, and he has been recognised as a “40 under 40” business leader by Boston Business Journal. He is considered a visionary on the future of the brain and neurotechnology. He is particularly passionate…

The Future of Medication Prescribing in Psychiatry? – Digital Medicine Systems & Smart Pills

February 6, 2017

To determine whether patients with serious mental illnesses are adhering to their medication, assessments include self-reporting and psychometric testing by a relevant healthcare professional. However, these have questionable accuracy and may underestimate non-adherence. Means of objectively assessing medication adherence include pill counts and pharmacy-refill counts.…

The Digital Conceptualisation of Depression – Dr Arshya Vahabzadeh

February 3, 2017

Dr Arshya Vahabzadeh, Harvard-trained physician-technologist and innovation officer of the Massachusetts General Psychiatry Academy talking about the complexity and heterogeneity of depression when broken down into its symptom components. Key Messages: Depression is a collection of symptoms. The big question is – How many different…

Frontiers of Psychiatry – Digital and Neuroscientific Approaches

February 3, 2017

Dr. Arshya Vahabzadeh is a Harvard-trained physician-technologist trained in paediatric psychiatry, adult psychiatry, and family medicine. He is the innovation officer of the Massachusetts General Psychiatry Academy and the Chairman of the Council of Communications of the American Psychiatric Association. He is an expert on…

Neurobiology of Brain Plasticity and Pattern Recognition – Prof. Gordon Parker

January 13, 2017

Even thoughts can change the structure and function of the brain. – Doidge Prof. Gordon Parker covers the neurobiological underpinnings of brain plasticity and talks about how our brain functions as a computer processing information allowing us to recognise patterns which we then use in…

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