Abstract
Web-based mental health interventions are becoming
commonplace, but interactive capabilities offered by the
Internet are still relatively underutilized. Several
face-to-face therapy methods include free-form drawing
and mind mapping, whereas web-based self-help programs
still comprise of mostly questionnaires or text-based
forms.
We have designed a service concept utilizing a web portal
and personal health technologies to support the delivery
of psychological mini-interventions for self-management
of psychophysiological wellbeing. Within the portal, an
intervention path consisting of several analysis tools
has been implemented. Among the analyses are social atom
based on Interpersonal Therapy and analysis of values
based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Social atom
is a drawing application for the analysis of social
relationships and their quality. Analysis of values is a
mind map like application for assessing personally
important factors of life and wellbeing and aiding in
setting goals to improve these factors. The methods have
been built into rich Internet applications using modern
web technologies.
Transferring these tools into web platform provides
several benefits. Guidance in filling the analyses can be
provided informatively; feedback can be generated
automatically and visualized to emphasize various
perspectives; analysis diagrams are modifiable and
different versions are comparable over time; analyses can
be made without therapist participation, but when needed,
they are sharable with a therapist and consultation can
be relayed through the portal interface. The findings
from small-scale evaluation studies focusing both on the
feasibility of the tools in actual therapy use and on
their usability and acceptance in self-help will be
presented.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | First International E-Mental Health Summit |
Subtitle of host publication | Abstract Book |
Pages | 59-60 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
Event | First International E-Mental Health Summit - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 14 Oct 2009 → 16 Oct 2009 |
Conference
Conference | First International E-Mental Health Summit |
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Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Amsterdam |
Period | 14/10/09 → 16/10/09 |