Accessible online neuroplasticity-targeted training for children with ADHD.
Childhood Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a growing mental health concern worldwide. Effective, accessible and low-cost therapeutics for the disorder are urgently needed. Here we introduce a novel internet-based cognitive training intervention: Online Neuroplasticity-based Training for the Remediation of ADHD in Children (ONTRAC). The intervention is deployed in the home setting; it is customized to the cognitive capacities of each child and progressively improves performance in the specific neuro-cognitive domains deficient in ADHD. A feasibility trial of ONTRAC is being conducted in a resource limited clinical setting in New Delhi, India and is an exemplar of hi-tech global psychiatry.
Department of Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry, Sandler Neurosciences Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA. jyoti.mishra@ucsf.edu.
Jyoti
J
Mishra
Michael M
MM
Merzenich
Rajesh
R
Sagar