Digital intervention that have adapted different factors including treatment content, therapist factors, and delivery components to better suit the needs of each individual client.
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Digital Mental Health Interventions: Impact and Considerations
Christopher R. Shelton (The Behrend College, Pennsylvania State University, Erie, USA), Anitgoni Kotsiou (The Behrend College, Pennsylvania State University, Erie, USA), and Melanie D. Hetzel-Riggin (The Behrend College, Pennsylvania State University, Erie, USA)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 31
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6453-0.ch008
Abstract
This chapter will provide a brief background on the need for digital mental health interventions given the high rates of mental health issues and the barriers to access quality care. Three main types of digital mental health interventions (internet-based interventions [IBIs], smartphone apps, and virtual and augmented reality [VR and AR, respectively]) will be discussed, followed by a consideration of the ethical and logistical issues surrounding digital mental health interventions. The chapter will then address issues related to content and design, user engagement, user contact, and formatting of the interventions. Finally, the chapter will end with a discussion of future directions.