A5038757865- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Psychology Research and Bibliometrics
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Sleep and related disorders
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Foothills Medical Centre
2023-2024
Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari
2024
University of Calgary
2018-2023
Orygen
2021
Medical University of Vienna
2020
Allen Institute for Brain Science
2018-2020
Ontario Brain Institute
2020
The University of Melbourne
2017-2019
Universidad Internacional De La Rioja
2018-2019
Orygen Youth Health
2017-2018
Introduction: Benefits from mental health early interventions may not be sustained over time, and longer-term intervention programs required to maintain clinical gains. However, due the high intensity of face-to-face treatments, this feasible. Adjunctive internet-based specifically designed for youth provide a cost-effective engaging alternative prevent loss benefits. until now online have relied on human moderators deliver therapeutic content. More sophisticated models responsive user data...
Much of the interest in youth at clinical high risk (CHR) psychosis has been understanding conversion. Recent literature suggested that less than 25% those who meet established criteria for being CHR go on to develop a psychotic illness. However, little is known about outcome do not make transition psychosis. The aim this paper was examine symptoms and functioning second North American Prodrome Longitudinal Study (NAPLS 2) individuals whose by end 2 years study had developed psychosis.In...
Background Mental ill-health is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Moreover, 75% mental health conditions emerge between ages 12 and 25 years. Unfortunately, due to lack resources limited engagement with services, a majority young people affected by do not access evidence-based support. To address this gap, our team has developed multimodal, scalable digital service (Enhanced Moderated Online Social Therapy [MOST+]) merging real-time, clinician-delivered web chat counseling;...
Introduction Specialised early intervention services have demonstrated improved outcomes in first-episode psychosis (FEP); however, clinical gains may not be sustained after patients are transferred to regular care. Moreover, many with FEP remain socially isolated poor functional outcomes. To address this, our multidisciplinary team has developed a moderated online social media therapy (HORYZONS) designed enhance functioning and maintain from specialist services. HORYZONS merges: (1)...
In this article, we show how a technology-mediated mental health therapy involving psycho-education, therapist moderators, and social networking can provide support for carers of young people with illness. This multi-faceted tool provides opportunities users to adapt the system their needs, leading us refocus goal treatment adherence toward relatively new phenomenon in HCI, concordance, which has not previously been examined HCI literature relation online mental-health tools. Concordance...
Major depressive disorder (MDD) has a high prevalence and relapse rate among young people. For many individuals depression exhibits severe course, it is therefore critical to invest in innovative online interventions for that are cost-effective, acceptable feasible. At present, there scarcity of research reporting on qualitative data regarding the subjective user experience people using social networking-based depression. This study provides in-depth insights generated from 38...
Abstract Aim Poor functioning has become a hallmark of many youth at clinical high‐risk (CHR) psychosis. Even for those who do not make the transition to psychosis remain troubled by functional deficits and decline in increases odds transitioning There are very few treatment studies that have attempted improve social role functioning. The aim this paper is describe methods study address CHR. Methods This was randomized controlled trial cognitive‐behavioural skills training (CBSST) versus...
There is a substantial need for youth electronic mental health (e-mental health) services. In addressing this need, our team has developed novel moderated online social therapy intervention called enhanced (MOST+). MOST+ integrates real-time, clinician-delivered Web chat counseling, interactive user-directed therapy, expert and peer moderation, private secure peer-to-peer networking. been designed to give young people immediate, 24-hour access anonymous, evidence-based, short-term care.
Empirically Supported Psychological Treatments for Children and Adolescents: State of the Art.The empirical evidence accumulated on efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency psychotherapeutic treatments in children adolescents calls an update. The main goal this paper objective was to carry out a selective review empirically supported psychological variety common disorders problems childhood adolescence.A carried different social-emotional or behavioral adjustment child-adolescent population...
Suicide has become a first-order public health concern after the negative impact of COVID-19 on general population's mental health. Several studies have analyzed trends in suicide attempts (SA) before and onset pandemic, but few focus pandemic medically serious (MSSA). Participants were 385 hospitalized individuals ≥ 16 years old who made MSSA identified retrospectively through review e-medical records between 2018 2022 ("pre-COVID-19" "COVID" periods). The two groups compared...
Suicide has become a first-order public health concern, especially following the negative impact of COVID-19 on mental general population. Few studies have analysed effects early psychotherapeutic interventions subjects who attempted suicide, and even fewer focused those hospitalized in non-psychiatric units after Medically Serious Attempt (MSSA). The main aim this study is to describe protocol designed evaluate effectiveness individual psychological treatment for patients an MSSA. secondary...