Living SMART : an Internet course for adults with ADHD

Living SMART : an Internet course for adults with ADHD

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ADHD affects executive functions and pharmacological treatment is the most common intervention. Medication is ineffective for some and psychosocial interventions are scarcely available. CBT that teaches organizational skills for managing ADHD-symptoms has shown promising results. Smartphones can hel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moëll, Birger
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Psykologiska institutionen 2013
Subjects:
ADHD
Internet delivered treatment for ADHD
Online CBT
Online treatment
Smartphone treatment for ADHD
Smartphone treatment
Inattention
Hyperactivity
Impulsivity
Procrastination
Organizational skills
Online calendar
Smartphone calendar
To-do-lists
N-back memory training
White noise
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-103088
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Summary:ADHD affects executive functions and pharmacological treatment is the most common intervention. Medication is ineffective for some and psychosocial interventions are scarcely available. CBT that teaches organizational skills for managing ADHD-symptoms has shown promising results. Smartphones can help individuals perform executive tasks such as planning and organization and they could be efficacious as a support tool for ADHD patients. The current study is a RCT that compares an online course (n=29) based on previously effective CBT treatments for ADHD to a wait-list control (n=29). The intervention focused on teaching the use of an online calendar and smartphone apps. The intervention brought significant improvement (p < 0.001) to participants regarding ADHD symptoms and 38% of participants were considered clinically significantly improved. This indicates that online treatments using IT-tools for ADHD is effective and that smartphones can be used as a tool for aiding individuals with impairments in executive functions.

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