Using digital technologies in community mental health: The example of 'Buddy'

Social Work and Social Sciences Review

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 95-107

  Treanor, Aisling ^a   Abrar, Adil ^b   Harris, Katie ^b   Morris, Eric ^a   Carson, Jerome ^b  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Sidekick Studios ^*

Author keywords

Internet; Mental health; Recovery; Self management; SMS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867522059     PISSN: 09535225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1921/095352211X623236     Document Type: Review

References (36)

1. Bowen, A.M., Horvath, K., & Williams, M.L. (2007). A randomised control trial of internetdelivered HIV prevention targeting rural MSM. Health Education Research, 22, 120-127
2. Christensen, H., Griffiths, K.M., & Evans, K (2002). E-mental health in Australia: Implications of the internet and related technologies for policy (ISC Discussion Paper No. 3). Canberra, Australia: Commonwealth Department for Health and Ageing
3. Cleary, M., Walter, G., & Matheson, S (2008). What is the role of e-technology in mental health services and Psychiatric research. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 46, 42-46
4. Eysenbach, G (2000). Consumer health informatics. British Medical Journal, 320, 1713-1316
5. Eysenbach, G (2001). What is e-health? Journal of Medical Internet Research, 3, 2, E20
6. Farrell, S.P., Mahone, I.H., & Guilbaud, P (2004). Web technology for persons with serious mental illness. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 18, 121-125
7. Faulkner, A ., & Layzell, S. (2000). Strategies for Living: A report of user led research into people's strategies for living with mental distress. London: Mental Health Foundation
8. Fjeldsoe, B.S., Marshall, A.L., & Miller, Y.D. (2009). Behaviour change interventions delivered by mobile telephone short-message service. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36, 2, 165-173
9. Foresight Mental Capital and Wellbeing Project (2008) Final Project Report: Executive Summary. London: Government Office for Science
10. Fox, K.R. (2000). Physical activity and mental health promotion: The natural partnership. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 2, 1, 4-12
11. Fox, S., Raine, L., Horrigan, J., Lenhart, A., Spooner, T., Burke, M et al (2000) The online healthcare revolution: How the web helps Americans take better care of themselves. Pew Internet and American Life Project
12. Griffiths, K.M., Farrer, L., & Christensen, H (2007). Clickety-Click: E-mental health train on track. Australasian Psychiatry, 15, 100-108
13. Haviland, M.G., Pincus, H.A., & Dial, T.H. (2003). Type of illness and use of the internet for health information. Psychiatric Services, 58, 307
14. Henwood F, Wyatt S, Hart A, Smith J (2003) 'Ignorance is bliss sometimes.' Constraints on the emergence of the 'informed patient' in the changing landscapes of health information. Sociology of Health and Illness. 25,: 589-607
15. Klein, B & Richards, C (2005). A brief Internet-based treatment for panic disorder. Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, 29, 1, 536-542
16. Levy, J.A & Strombeck, R (2002). Health benefits and risks of the internet. Journal of Medical Systems, 26, 495-510
17. Lykken D (1999) Happiness: The nature and nurture of joy and contentment. New York: St Martin's Griffin
18. Matilla, E., Parkka, J., Hermersdorf, M., Kaasinen, J., Vainio, J., Samposalo, K., Merilhati, J., Kolari, J., Kulju, M., Lappalainen, R., & Korhonen, I. (2008). 'Mobile diary for Wellness Management- results on usage and usability in two user studies', IEEE Transaction on Information Technology in Biomedicine, 12, 4
19. McKendree-Smith, N.L., Floyd, M., & Scogin, F.R. (2003). Self-administered treatments for depression: A review. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 59, 275-288
20. Morris, M.E., Kathawala, Q., Leen, T.K., Gorenstein, E.E., Guilak, F., Labhard, M., & Deleeuw, W. (2010). Mobile Therapy: Case Study Evaluation of a Cell Phone Application for Emotional Self-Awareness. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 12, 2, e10
21. Newman, M.G., Consoli, A., & Barr, T.C. (1997). Computers in assessment and cognitive behavioral treatment of clinical disorders. Anxiety as a case in point. Behaviour Therapy, 28, 211-235
22. Neville, R., Greene, A., McLeod, J., Tracy, A., & Surie, J. (2002) Mobile phone text messaging can help young people manage asthma. British Medical Journal 325-600
23. Powell, J., & Clarke, A (2006). Internet information seeking in mental health: Population survey. British Journal of Psychiatry, 189, 273-277
24. Preziosa, A., Grassi, A., Gaggioli, A & Riva, G (2009). Therapeutic applications of the mobile phone. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 37, 313-325
25. Priebe, S. Huxley, P. Knight, S. & Evans, S. (1999) Application and results of the Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life, MANSA. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 45, 1, 7-12
26. Richards, D (2004). Self-help: Empowering service users or aiding cash strapped mental health services. Journal of Mental Health, 13, 2, 117-123
27. Rideout, V (2001). Generation Rx.com: How young people use the internet for health information. Menlo Park, CA: Kaiser Family Foundation
28. Riva, G., Preziosa, A., Grassi, A., & Villani, D. (2006). 'Stress management using UMTS cellular phones: a controlled trial.' Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 119, 461-463
29. Robertson, L., Smith, M, Castle, D., & Tannenbaum, D (2006). Using the internet to enhance the treatment of depression. Australasian Psychiatry, 14, 413-417
30. Rogers, A., Corbett, T., Bramley, D., Riddell, T., Wills, M., Lin, R-B., et al. (2005). 'Do you smoke after txt? Results of a randomised controlled trial of smoking cessation using mobile phone text messaging.' Tobacco Control, 14, 255-261
31. Salyers MP, Godfrey JL, Meuser KT, Labriola S (2007) Measuring illness management outcomes: A psychometric study of clinician and consumer rating scales for illness selfmanagement and recovery. Community Mental Health Journal, 43. 5. 459-480
32. Scogin, F.R., Hanson, A., & Welsh, D (2003). Self-administered treatment in stepped care models of depression treatment. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 59, 341-349
33. Shapiro, J.R., Bauer, S., Andrews, E., Pisetsky, E., Bulik-Sullivan, B & Hammer, R.M. (2010). Mobile Therapy: Use of Text-Messaging in the Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 43, 6, 513-519
34. Stewart-Brown, S. Tennant, A. Tennant, A. Platt, S. Parkinson, J. & Weich, S. (2009) Internal construct validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): a Rasch analysis using data from the Scottish Health Education Population Survey. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 7, 15
35. Taylor, C.B., Jobson, K.O., Winzelberg, A & Abascal, L (2002). The use of the internet to provide evidence based integrated treatment programs fro mental Health Psychiatric Annals, 32, 11, 677
36. Wagner, E.H., Austin, B.T., Von Koroff, M. (1996). Organising care for patients with chronic illness. Milbank Quarterly, 74, 511-544