Internet-Based Interventions for Psychosis. A Sneak-Peek into the Future

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 735-747

  Álvarez Jiménez, Mario ^a,b   Gleeson, John F ^c   Bendall, Sarah ^a,b   Lederman, R ^d   Wadley, G ^d   Killackey, E ^a,b   McGorry, Patrick D ^a,b  

^a THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family interventions; Internet interventions; Mental health access; Peer support; Psychiatric interventions; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPOWERMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXTRAVERSION; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONELINESS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MICROCOMPUTER; MOBILE PHONE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF HELP; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; SUPPORT GROUP; TECHNOLOGY; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84865438481     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: 15583147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2012.06.011     Document Type: Review

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