Mara Simina Olinic

Dr. Mara Simina Olinic


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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17 September 2025 in Diagnostics
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MOMara Simina Olinic
Mara Simina Olinic
RSRoland Stretea
Roland Stretea
CCCristian Viorel Chereches
Cristian Viorel Chereches
Introduction: Wearable devices capable of continuously sampling movement, autonomic arousal and neuro-electrical activity are emerging as promising complements to traditional assessment and treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). By moving data collection from the clinic to everyday settings, these technologies offer an unprecedented window onto the moment-to-moment fluctuations that characterise the condition. Methods: Drawing on a comprehensive literature search spanning 2013 to February 2025 across biomedical and engineering databases, we reviewed empirical studies that used commercial or research-grade wearables for ADHD-related diagnosis, monitoring or intervention. Titles and abstracts were screened against predefined inclusion criteria, with full-text appraisal and narrative synthesis of the eligible evidence. A narrative synthesis was conducted, with inclusion criteria targeting empirical studies of wearable devices applied to ADHD for monitoring, mixed monitoring-plus-intervention, or intervention-only applications. No quantitative pooling was undertaken due to heterogeneity of designs, endpoints, and analytic methods. Results: The reviewed body of work demonstrates that accelerometers, heart-rate and electrodermal sensors, and lightweight EEG headsets can enrich clinical assessment by capturing ecologically valid markers of hyperactivity, arousal and attentional lapses. Continuous monitoring studies suggest that wearable-derived metrics align with symptom trajectories and medication effects, while early intervention trials explore haptic prompts, attention-supporting apps and non-invasive neuromodulation delivered through head-worn devices. Across age groups, participants generally tolerate these tools well and value the objective feedback they provide. Nevertheless, the literature is limited by heterogeneous study designs, modest sample sizes and short follow-up periods, making direct comparison and clinical translation challenging. Conclusions: Current evidence paints an optimistic picture of the feasibility and acceptability of wearables in ADHD, yet larger, standardised and longer-term investigations are needed to confirm their clinical utility. Collaboration between clinicians, engineers and policymakers will be crucial to address data-privacy, equity and cost-effectiveness concerns and to integrate wearable technology into routine ADHD care.

27 October 2026 in Informatics
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ZMZaki Milhem
Zaki Milhem
RLRareș-Codrin Lache
Rareș-Codrin Lache
MVMaria-Luiza Vlădărean
Maria-Luiza Vlădărean
IBIoan-Andrei Bârsan
Ioan-Andrei Bârsan
RBRadu-George George Bolborici
Radu-George George Bolborici
RSRoland Stretea
Roland Stretea
Auditory verbal hallucinations are one of the most common symptoms in schizophrenia, contributing substantially to distress, functional impairment, and relapse risk. Existing therapeutic approaches, including pharmacological treatment and structured psychotherapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis and AVATAR therapy, show promising clinical outcomes. However, scalability remains limited due to resource intensity and reliance on specialized personnel. Against this background, we describe the rationale, prototype architecture, and prospective validation roadmap for GOBLIN—a digital platform prototype combining personalized voice conversion, webcam-based eye-tracking, and large-language-model-assisted clinical documentation and decision support. The platform is intended to support clinician-supervised therapeutic workflows and between-visit monitoring following prospective validation. GOBLIN is intended to investigate whether an integrated digital workflow could address key limitations of current care models in schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, including fragmented follow-up, limited responsiveness to rapid symptom changes, and lack of scalable intervention tools. Our conceptual prototype is the first step toward leveraging the potential of digital, AI-driven platforms to complement existing treatment modalities and improve long-term management of psychosis-related symptoms. The system’s modules are intended for clinician-supervised research workflows and remain investigational. This manuscript does not report completed clinical validation, therapeutic efficacy, diagnostic performance, relapse-prediction performance, or validated safety outcomes. Such capabilities remain to be evaluated prospectively through staged technical, usability, safety, and clinical studies before clinical implementation can be considered.