KCL Masters student Azza Elsheikh summarises a recent qualitative study exploring the experiences of online psychodrama for people with dementia.
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For: digital healthVirtual reality therapy for psychosis: positive patient experiences and few side effects
Steven Parkes considers a randomised controlled trial exploring the satisfaction and side effects of gameChange, a virtual reality intervention targeting anxiety in every day situations for patients with psychosis.
[read the full story...]Culturally-diverse populations in Canada and online therapy: is it a one size fits all model?
In her debut blog, Aimeerose Lumsden reviews a mixed methods study focusing on whether online therapy is culturally sensitive for diverse clients.
[read the full story...]Can gaming interventions help treat youth depression or anxiety?
Theo Kyriacou and Andie Ashdown summarise a systematic review which finds that gaming interventions may be useful for depression, but not anxiety, in young people.
[read the full story...]Telemental health: mega-blog on remote mental health care during the pandemic
In her debut blog, Philippa Clery presents the findings of three studies from the NIHR Mental Health Policy Research Unit, which explore the acceptability and efficacy of telemental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
[read the full story...]Talking to young people about online safety: the who, what, when and how
In his debut blog, Luke Bayliss explores a Delphi study that will help mental health practitioners to converse with young people about their online activities and impact on mental health.
[read the full story...]Apps to support the mental health of young people: flashy and available versus evidence-based and hidden?
Belinda Platt highlights a new review of mental health apps for young people, which finds there are many apps which seem appealing to young people but have no evidence-base, but only a handful of apps with a sound evidence-base which are available to young people.
[read the full story...]Clinician-supported computerised CBT effective in US primary care, but what about digital exclusion?
In her debut blog, Sue Brown explores an RCT from the US, which finds that computerised CBT was effective at treating depression in primary care patients, and was also beneficial to those with lower educational attainment, reading proficiency and incomes.
[read the full story...]Digital mental health technologies: useful, usable, and safe?
Cara Richardson and Stephanie Allan summarise a recent paper focusing on the growing field of digital psychiatry and the future of apps, social media, chatbots, and virtual reality.
[read the full story...]When it comes to youth mental health, let’s focus on screen-use not screen-time
In her debut blog, Linda Kaye summarises a paper that presents a youth mental health research priority setting exercise, which finds that research should be focussing on screen use not screen time.
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