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Cognitive Training for the Treatment of Addictions Mediated by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

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  • Sandra Restrepo

    (Department Psychology and Social Sciences, Universidad Católica Luis Amigó, Medellín 050034, Colombia)

  • Dubis Rincón

    (Department Psychology and Social Sciences, Universidad Católica Luis Amigó, Medellín 050034, Colombia)

  • Edwin Sepulveda

    (Department Communication, Advertising and Design, Universidad Católica Luis Amigó, Medellín 050034, Colombia)

Abstract

This work constitutes a narrative review of the state of knowledge and advances in the intervention and treatment of addictions through the use of information and communication technologies, considering the growing demand for virtuality-mediated strategies that facilitate the approach of problems of public health such as addictions, which increase considerably year after year. To this end, the reader will be provided with a current overview of the drug use trend; subsequently, a conceptualization of the concept of addiction and its understanding from a neurobiological perspective and, finally, the progress in terms of intervention processes and therapeutic approach will be presented; which will imply an approach to the concept of e-health and rehabilitation mediated by information and communication technologies (ICT).

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  • Sandra Restrepo & Dubis Rincón & Edwin Sepulveda, 2020. "Cognitive Training for the Treatment of Addictions Mediated by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-19, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jftint:v:12:y:2020:i:2:p:38-:d:320605
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