http://www.techpsych.net/ AATP Interactive is the weblog of the American Association for Technology in Psychiatry. en-us 2009-07-01T11:03:38-05:00 http://www.techpsych.net/archives/000345.html An interesting letter to the editor in the May-June Psychosomatics describes a case where a hospital’s Internet filtering system impeded a thorough assessment of a case that presented to the Emergency Department. An 18 year old was brought to the... rsk 2009-07-01T11:03:38-05:00 http://www.techpsych.net/archives/000344.html A key principle of informed consent is that the person understands the medical procedure. But what if a patient has a mental impairment and his doctor does not have time to ensure he understands the proposed treatment? A team of... rsk 2009-06-28T08:35:54-05:00 http://www.techpsych.net/archives/000343.html Scientists at France's Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm) are using a system called OpenVibe to help sufferers of locked in syndrome and to develop understanding of the human mind. The condition known as locked-in syndrome has many causes... rsk 2009-06-23T15:52:27-05:00 http://www.techpsych.net/archives/000342.html Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the University of Michigan have developed a software program that prescribes a regimen for avoiding jet lag using timed light exposure. The method is described in an article published June 19 in the... rsk 2009-06-19T11:36:00-05:00 http://www.techpsych.net/archives/000341.html According to a report released by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and the California HealthCare Foundation, 61% of adults look online for health information. Of those, 59% have done at least one of the following activities:... rsk 2009-06-14T21:42:16-05:00 http://www.techpsych.net/archives/000340.html The Fifth Annual Games for Health Conference will be held this week in Boston, MA. The conference will focus on the ways that videogames intersect with health and healthcare. The conference was started by the Games for Health Project in... rsk 2009-06-09T12:01:42-05:00 http://www.techpsych.net/archives/000339.html According to a 2009 Deloitte Ethics & Workplace survey, 60 percent of business executives believe they have a right to know how employees portray themselves and their organizations in online social networks. However, employees disagree, as more than half (53... rsk 2009-06-03T11:14:26-05:00 http://www.techpsych.net/archives/000338.html A study in the journal Sleep (June 2009), describes that online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for chronic insomnia significantly improves insomnia severity, sleep quality, and daytime fatigue. Online treatment also reduces erroneous beliefs about sleep and pre-sleep mental arousal. The... rsk 2009-06-01T08:23:20-05:00 http://www.techpsych.net/archives/000337.html A couple of interesting pieces in the recent British Journal of Psychiatry. One, a book review entitled "Philosophical Perspectives on Technology and Psychiatry" and the other, correspondence that asks (is it) "Time to start taking an internet history?" Philosophical Perspectives... rsk 2009-05-29T11:39:32-05:00 http://www.techpsych.net/archives/000336.html Sometimes science imitates science fiction. A new triage technology comes with a Star Trek twist, at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate (DHS S&T). Even with today’s array of medical gadgets, evaluating who needs medical care... rsk 2009-05-27T22:56:51-05:00 http://www.techpsych.net/archives/000335.html Available evidence supports the use of online or other computer-based smoking cessation programs for helping adults quit smoking, according to a meta-analysis of previously published studies appearing in the May 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. "Smoking is the... rsk 2009-05-25T20:46:52-05:00 http://www.techpsych.net/archives/000334.html A team of computer security experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a working definition for cloud computing - a recent computer technique with potential for achieving significant cost savings and information technology agility. The... rsk 2009-05-21T12:22:57-05:00 http://www.techpsych.net/archives/000333.html The federally supported Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology has released its latest batch of final testing criteria for the 2009-10 certification cycle for electronic health-records systems used in ambulatory care, inpatient and emergency department environments as well as for... rsk 2009-05-20T23:48:43-05:00 http://www.techpsych.net/archives/000332.html "EHR Stimulus Alliance" which includes Allscripts, Cisco, Citrix, Dell, Intel, Intuit, Microsoft Corp., and Nuance, Will deliver education programs to physicians across the U.S. Allscripts announced the formation of a coalition of technology innovation leaders who are partnering to educate... rsk 2009-05-14T20:52:37-05:00 http://www.techpsych.net/archives/000331.html A few years ago when enterprises, governments, and educational institutions established their presence in Second Life, there was one piece of advice that we received consistently across the board, “The promise of virtual worlds is tremendous and the Second Life... rsk 2009-05-12T19:36:31-05:00