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Review
. 2018 Feb;60(Suppl 4):S534-S540.
doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_21_18.

Use of digital technology in addiction disorders

Mrunal Bandawar  1 , Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha  1 , Prabhat Chand  1
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Review

Use of digital technology in addiction disorders

Mrunal Bandawar et al. Indian J Psychiatry. 2018 Feb.

Abstract

The expanding use of digital technology in mental health has widened the scope of emerging addiction interventions. This review focus on the use of technological advances in the field of addiction and mental health. We discuss about how these advances has been implemented in addiction treatment and research. Further, we also mention about the utilisation of these services in India.

Keywords: Addiction; Digital intervention; eHealth.

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Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
Image from Raney et al. (2017)
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Figure 2
Based on Barak et al. (2009). Tree chart of the classification of patient facing technology
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Figure 3
Hub and Spokes model
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