Premium
Training switching focus with a mobile‐application by a patient suffering from AVH , a case report
Author(s) -
Visser Lucia,
Sinkeviciute Igne,
Sommer Iris E.,
Bless Josef J.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/sjop.12415
Subject(s) - psychology , cognition , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychiatry , antipsychotic , clinical psychology
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.