Your Topic: PSY 699 Reply to Colleague Gregory’s Post Week 3 Discussion 2 Virtual Conference Call for Posters
Assignment Details: Guided Response: You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion.
In what ways did your colleague’s abstract meet the guidelines presented in the “Call for Student Poster Presentations”? If you were on the proposal review board, would you vote to include this poster presentation in the conference? Explain your rationale for inclusion or exclusion of your colleague’s work and provide suggestions for improvement where applicable. (SEE POST BELOW)
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Gregory Rigali Week 3 Post –Virtual Conference Call Posters (See Gregory Poster Below)
• How are conference presentations professionally relevant?
Conference presentations are professionally relevant because they offer valid, credible, and applicable research findings for specific realms. Professionals can use presentations as a platform to collaborate, investigate, and explore current research, trends, and phenomena while simultaneously venturing into newly pioneered or undiscovered areas.
• What elements of the proposal process were most difficult for you, and why?
I found it difficult trying to formulate an abstract with the objective, purpose, assessment, and conclusion based on my resources. I tried to include the necessary information without getting too detailed or rambling. But, it was quite a challenge.
• What positive outcomes do you anticipate will come from this process, which may be applied to potential work settings and/or doctoral programs?
I am eager to read my peers’ abstracts and see their presentations in week five. I think it will offer more insight into the research process and will be a valuable strategy for future research in my PsyD program. This type of platform will also be highly beneficial in my line of work to stay abreast on efficacious treatment modalities.
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Utilizing neuroimaging to augment substance use disorder treatment
Author Information
Gregory M. Rigali
Graduate Student, Department of Behavioral Sciences
University of Arizona Global Campus
Abstract
Neuroimaging technology is an invaluable, underutilized instrument in mental health evaluation and remediation. Biomarkers are indispensable mechanisms that assist in treatment targets, responses, and outcomes. This presentation will synthesize current neuroimaging literature as it relates to behavioral and pharmacological treatment for substance use disorder [SUD]. Furthermore, this review will explicate the relationship between biomarkers and addiction treatment by interpolating relevant findings. Positron emission tomography [PET], magnetic resonance imaging [MRI], functional magnetic resonance imaging [fMRI], and proton magnetic resonance imaging [1H MRS] are investigated in connection to addiction biomarkers; in addition to the efficacy of specific behavioral and pharmacological therapeutic interventions. A meticulous focus on craving reduction and cognitive enhancement medications includes baclofen, hydrochloride, naltrexone, methadone, varenicline, bupropion, modafinil, and N-acetylcysteine. Behavioral and neural modalities emphasize cognitive-behavioral therapy [CBT], cue-exposed treatment [CET], motivational interventions, cognitive bias modification training, virtual reality, transcranial magnetic stimulation [TMS], transcranial direct current stimulation [tDCS], and neurofeedback. An exploration of neural resting-state connectivity, cognitive control, impulsivity, and cue reactivity will identify biomarkers of SUD treatment. Current reviews in this capacity indicate clinical outcomes of SUD treatment limited to responses, adherence, and relapse. Findings from this review denote insight into functional connectivity variations within particular brain regions, cues and rewards, and neural processes involved in the treatment of SUD. Implications highlight potential biomarkers associated with SUD that can serve as mediators and moderators of interventions. Future neuroimaging research in the realm of SUD treatment should focus on innovative approaches such as TMS, tDCS, and neurofeedback to assess indices and functional dimensions related to substance use treatment. Thereby, further magnifying clinical knowledge and therapeutic exertions as implemented for SUD treatment.
References
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Neuroimaging the effectiveness of substance use disorder treatments. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 11(3), 408-433.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11481-016-9680-y
Garrison, K.A. & Potenza, M.N. (2014). Neuroimaging and biomarkers in addiction treatment.
Current Psychiatry Reports, 16(12), 513. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-014-0513-5
Moller, S.J. & Paulus, M.P. (2018). Toward biomarkers of the addicted human brain: Using
neuroimaging to predict relapse and sustained abstinence in substance use disorder. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 80 B(3), 143-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.03.003
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