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Ornes, S.T. (2011, May 17). Battling addictions with engineering algorithms. ASU News, Retrieved on Jun 7, 2011, from http://asunews.asu.edu/20110517_danriveraresearch
Summary:
          According to this article, chemical engineers creaded and made many important things in our life. Also, chemical engineers can help us to find the solution of our addictions and behavior disorder, but most of us don't believe that. Daniel Rivera, a professor of chemical engineering, and other researchers are mixing and comparing between control systems engineering and behavioral health intervetions. Experts in behavioral health just know that the treatment we provide has to be adjusted to participant response, and they is key, so engineers do it. When control systems automatically adjust variables based on measured outcomes, a dosage has to be changed. Anyway, the intervention changes a families' lives. It's a method called "dynamical systens mode". It's used to provide a good job for parents. Also, Rivera added that adaptive interventions are effective and can be used through mobile devices. In addition, Jack Chisum, professor in ASU's College of Nursing and Health Innovation, said that influencing behavior is very hard for parents; however, he found that having appointments 3 times a week is a very effective method for patients to improve patient success, but people don't like it because messages approach is easier than this technique.
Reaction:
       Actually, I was confused when I read this article the first time. I though that it was a fancy article because I haven't ever heard or read about the relationship between chemical engineering and adiction or patients. Hence, I have learned from this amazing article that experts in behavioral health use ideas from engineering to find the best way for adaptive interventions. Experts in behavioral health have many ways for that, but they want an effective technique. Therefore, they are using ideas from engineering. Also, I find that chemical engineering can help us to quit and to be away from addiction. In addition, I figure out that people like easy method and not a difficult approach because they want to be treated for their addiction easily. Anyway, I like this article because it tells me that I can help people and save their lives.