Rena Gatzounis summarises a review investigating the effectiveness of digital interventions for eating disorders and the behaviour change techniques that lie underneath.
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For: digital healthCritical lack of evidence about social media use and youth mental health in clinical populations
Amanda Sabo and Louise La Sala summarise a recent review investigating the impact of social media use on internalising symptoms in adolescents from clinical and community samples.
[read the full story...]Can self help apps PROMOTE wellbeing or PREVENT illness in young adults?
Kirsten Lawson summarises the ECoWeB PROMOTE and PREVENT trials in relation to self-helps apps for promoting wellbeing and preventing mental ill health among young adults.
[read the full story...]Using digital technologies to support young people at risk of suicide: new guidance from a Delphi study
Becky Appleton summarises a recent Delphi study that led to the development of the first clinical guidelines for implementing digital technology within mental healthcare for young people with suicidal thoughts and behaviours.
[read the full story...]Game on for mental health? Reviewing the effectiveness of applied and casual games for young people’s mental health
Linda Kaye and Kirsten Lawson summarise a large systematic review synthesising the effectiveness of applied and casual games on young people’s mental health.
[read the full story...]Is a sleep intervention delivered by non-expert practitioners feasible for youth mental health?
In her debut blog, Emma Sullivan explores a new paper looking at the feasibility of a CBT for insomnia intervention (delivered by non-expert practitioners) for young people with mental health difficulties.
[read the full story...]Digital self-help for bulimia recovery: encouraging results for waiting list management
In her debut blog, Ana Julia Ferreira summarises a randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of a digital self-help intervention for improving bulimic-spectrum disorder symptomatology while on a treatment waiting list.
[read the full story...]Digitally augmented CBT for child anxiety is more efficient and no less effective than typical parent-led CBT
Helen Dodd summarises a recent non-inferiority randomised controlled trial led by Cathy Creswell, which investigated the effectiveness of digitally augmented parent-led CBT for child anxiety.
[read the full story...]Digital CBT can help people with depression or anxiety and comorbid long-term medical conditions
Stephanie Loukieh summarises the COMPASS trial, which presents promising results for digitally delivered CBT for depression and anxiety related to living with a long-term physical health condition.
[read the full story...]Are chatbots the answer to minimising inequalities in treatment access?
Robert Meadows considers the findings of a recent paper on the use of artificial intelligence chatbots in increasing self-referrals to mental health services.
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