Interview #32 | María Rodrigo Yanguas - Kill ADHD "Chess and virtual reality"

Interview with María Rodrigo Yanguas, Doctor in Psychology, by José Manuel Sierra Lozano, Director of EXPOCHESS.

In the interview we spoke with Dr. María Rodrigo about therapeutic chess and the doctoral thesis that she has developed for five years at the Puerta de Hierro University Hospital under the supervision of Hilario Blasco Fontecilla.

What is therapeutic chess?
What is ADHD?
What is the objective of the thesis?
How has it developed?
What relationship does therapeutic chess have with techniques based on emotional memory?
What evaluation methods have been used?
What exercises have been proposed to patients?

Who is Maria?

Maria Rodrigo Yanguas. Doctor in Psychology and Master in Sports Psychology. President of the "Women and Chess" commission FEDA

What is her thesis about?

-Effectiveness of a personalized computer application based on chess for the treatment of children and adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A clinical trial.-

The work has had a part of therapeutic chess workshops with chess resources based on classical chess and on a personalized virtual reality electronic game based on chess to treat patients with ADHD (The Secret Trail of Moon. Developed by Gammera Nest) .

ADHD patients have a "hyperactivated prefrontal lobe"



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