Proudfoot J et al, J Med Internet Res, 12(5)
Background:
The benefits of self-monitoring on symptom severity, coping, and quality of life have been amply demonstrated. However, paper and pencil self-monitoring can be cumbersome and subject to biases associated with retrospective recall, while computer-based monitoring can be inconvenient in that it relies on users being at their computer at scheduled monitoring times. As a result, nonadherence in self-monitoring is common. Mobile phones offer an alternative. Their take-up has reached saturation point in most developed countries and is increasing in developing countries; they are carried on the person, they are usually turned on, and functionality is continually improving. Currently, however, public conceptions of mobile phones focus on their use as tools for communication and social identity. Community attitudes toward using mobile phones for mental health monitoring and self-management are not known.
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20 December 2010 | No Comments »
Categories: Science | Country: Australia | Tag(s): Cellphone, Depression, Mental Health, mHealth, Monitoring, Self-Help
Vernmark K et al, Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48(5)
Internet-delivered psychological treatment of major depression has been investigated in several trials, but the role of personalized treatment is less investigated. Studies suggest that guidance is important and that automated computerized programmes without therapist support are less effective. Individualized e-mail therapy for depression has not been studied in a controlled trial. Eighty-eight individuals with major depression were randomized to two different forms of Internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), or to a waiting-list control group. One form of Internet treatment consisted of guided self-help, with weekly modules and homework assignments.
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18 August 2010 | No Comments »
Categories: Science | Country: Sweden | Tag(s): Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression, e-Mail, Internet, Self-Help
van der Houwen K et al, Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48(5)
Research so far has shown little evidence that written disclosure facilitates recovery from bereavement. There are good reasons to assume that written disclosure may only benefit those bereaved who are at risk for developing problems or who are experiencing significant psychological problems as a result of their loss, and only when appropriate writing instructions are used. Drawing on previous work in the area of post-traumatic stress, a writing intervention was designed to test these assumptions.
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18 August 2010 | No Comments »
Categories: Science | Country: Netherlands | Tag(s): Internet, Self-Help
