Brain Plasticity has been fine-tuning a game to help people with schizophrenia improve the deficits in attention and memory that are often associated with the disorder.This appears to be a new regulatory area for the FDA and there is some question as to whether "treatments" like this should undergo full approval process or if the FDA should simply develop guidelines to help consumers pick between what might be effective and what might not.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
FDA Asked to Approve Video Game for Treatment of Schizophrenia
New Scientist has a short article about the makers of of a cognitive training game who are seeking FDA approval to market the game as therapy.
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