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[Personalized Internet-based treatment services for posttraumatic stress disorder]
A Maercker1, T Hecker2, E Heim2
1Psychopathologie & Klinische Intervention, Psychologisches Institut, Universität Zürich, Binzmühlestr. 14/17, 8044, Zürich, Schweiz. maercker@psychologie.uzh.ch.
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|September 24, 2015
Summary
E-mental health innovations offer diverse options for treating post-traumatic stress disorder and related symptoms. These digital approaches, from self-help to virtual reality, show clinical efficacy and will increasingly shape psychotherapy.
Area of Science:
- Psychotherapy
- Digital Health
- Mental Health Innovations
Context:
- The psychotherapeutic care system is evolving with e-mental health.
- Internet-based and mobile-mental health approaches have proliferated for stress-related disorders.
- These digital interventions range from low-threshold self-help to individualized online psychotherapy and virtual reality.
Purpose:
- To review the landscape of e-mental health interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and associated symptoms.
- To highlight the spectrum of digital mental health care, including self-help, online psychotherapy, and virtual reality.
- To discuss the clinical efficacy and future impact of these evolving approaches.
Summary:
- E-mental health encompasses a variety of digital interventions for PTSD and stress-related symptoms.
- Approaches include internet-based self-help, online psychotherapy, virtual reality, and mobile-mental health.
- Evidence supports the clinical efficacy of these digital methods, though rigorous testing varies.
Impact:
- E-mental health solutions are becoming integral to psychotherapeutic care systems.
- These innovations offer scalable and accessible treatment options for mental health conditions.
- The field anticipates continued growth and integration of digital tools in mental health treatment.
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