Back in December 2007, the British Journal of Psychiatry published an editorial examining the use of computers to help aid people with mental health concerns. Most of these programs focus on psychoeducational techniques (sort of like distance learning) of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). One of the …
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The Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care, known as SBU published july 2007 an article about same topic: Computer-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders or Depression, http://sbu.se/en/Published/Alert/Computer-Based-Cognitive-Behavioral-Therapy-for-Anxiety-Disorders-or-Depression/
i have to disagree with Dr. Grohol’s assessment of computer-aided psychotherapy. I use a software application called “Optimism” at home in conjunction with a weekly therapist and psychopharmacologist visit. I think it helps me a lot. The fact the I have to produce a report daily that includes my sleep pattern and exercise, caffein abuse, etc. has sharpened my awareness about what I can do to help myself.
These are viable depression management skills that ought to be adopted universally. Insurance companies ought to make them mandatory if they prove to cut the frequency of hospital stays. And it is such a cheap add-on to therapy that signals patient compliance.
I’d love to hear from others who’ve tried computer-aided psychotherapy and their experiences with it.
Hi John, I thought your article on computer aided psychotherapy was really interesting.As a psychotherapist myself I suppose I am quite biased. I feel there are advantages and disadvantages and lots of people could benefit from this kind of intervention as an immediate source with the view to accessing professional help at some point in the future, (especially People who are housebound and cannot get domicillary visits) but like yourself I feel it is no match for the empathy and experience that one obtains from the theraputic space.
Many thanks
Regards
Dawn Pugh