Addiction Rx vs Imaging Stress Task

About Addiction Rx The Addiction Rx app provides evidence-based clinical guidance for physicians, medical doctors, and specialists (MBBS or above) managing patients with substance use and behavioral addictions. Other healthcare professionals can also use this as a learning resource. Key Features: Comprehensive screening and assessment tools (ASSIST, AUDIT, CAGE, etc.) Evidence-based treatment protocols for tobacco, alcohol, opioids, cannabis, and other substances, including behavioral addictions Motivational interviewing techniques and counseling frameworks Pharmacotherapy guidelines and dosing calculators Long-term management strategies Quick reference guides for clinical decision-making Clinical Foundation: Based on the "Standard Treatment Guidelines for the Management of Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions" of the TC & DDAP division of MOHFW, this app translates these management protocols into an easily accessible, point-of-care tool. Developed by NIMHANS: Created by the Centre for Addiction Medicine at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India—a premier institution for mental health and neurosciences. This app reflects our commitment to democratizing specialized knowledge in the field of addiction medicine. Important Note: While we have made every effort to provide accurate information based on reliable sources, medicine is an ever-evolving science. Physicians are advised to use their clinical judgment and apply their knowledge accordingly. This app is a clinical decision support tool and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical judgment. We Value Your Feedback: Have suggestions or concerns? Please email us at chand@nimhans.ac.in

Easily test the impact of time pressure and performance-related stress using adaptive math questions. The task consists of a practice phase, followed by a control phase and an experimental stress phase. After completion, results are displayed as binary values (1 = correct response, 0 = incorrect response), allowing for straightforward export and analysis in Excel or other statistical software. This app is inspired by the Montreal Imaging Stress Task (MIST) protocol as described in: Dedovic, K., Renwick, R., Mahani, N. K., Engert, V., Lupien, S. J., & Pruessner, J. C. (2005). The Montreal Imaging Stress Task: Using functional imaging to investigate the effects of perceiving and processing psychosocial stress in the human brain. Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, 30(5), 319–325. This application is an independent implementation inspired by the original research and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original authors.