Internet Use for Web-Education on the Overlooked Areas of Grief and Loss

Dyer, Kirsti A.; Thompson, Cole D.

doi:10.1089/109493100316111

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“…These may be unstructured discussion groups or may be led by an individual, usually a nonprofessional, who shares the problem that the group addresses [Castelnuovo 2003]. The efficacy of online selfhelp groups and community forums has been supported in studies of eating disorders [Celio 2000] and depression [Dyer and Thompson 2000]. These have proved a valuable adjunct to traditional psychotherapy, allowing patients to form supportive bonds with others [Castelnuovo et al 2003].…”

Section: Online Community Forumsmentioning

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Moderated online social therapy

Lederman

Wadley

Gleeson

et al. 2014

ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact.

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Although the use and prevalence of Web-based mental health applications have grown over the past decade, many of these services suffer high rates of attrition. This is problematic, as face-to-face support for mental health is limited. To determine appropriate design guidelines for increasing engagement, we conducted a study of First-Episode Psychosis (FEP) patients and reviewed theories on the use of existing online services. We produced a set of design goals, developed an online application that combined social networking and online therapy within a clinician-moderated site, and conducted a 6-week trial with a group of young FEP patients. The design goals, based on existing theory including Supportive Accountability and Positive Psychology, are operationlised through a model we call Moderated Online Social Therapy (MOST). The trial results indicate that our implementation achieved the design goals and that the MOST model can inform the development of more effective and engaging online therapies.

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Section: Online Community Forumsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Moderated online social therapy

Lederman

Wadley

Gleeson

et al. 2014

ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact.

139

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“…Some coworkers, however, may fear saying or doing something perceived to be insensitive and therefore, in the awkwardness and desire to not offend, say or do nothing (Bento, 1994;Dyer & Thompson, 2000;Walterscheid, 1990). The result is an increased sense of isolation for those who are grieving the loss of someone close to them, and a stronger need to be with others who understand how they are feeling (Quan & Wadsworth, 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%

Online Grief Support Communities

Hartig

Viola

2015

Omega (Westport)

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Online grief support communities have become popular in recent years for those seeking information and empathetic others following the death of someone close to them. Hundreds of Facebook pages and Web sites are now devoted to bereavement-and health-care professionals need to assess what therapeutic benefits virtual communities might offer to help people manage grief and integrate death into their lives. In the current study of online grief support networks (N ¼ 185), individuals report less psychological distress as a result of joining these groups-and this psychosocial benefit increased over time. Individuals who were members for a year or more characterized their grief as less severe compared with those who had a shorter tenure in the community. Additional findings and implications are discussed.

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“…Social media can be used to promote healthier behaviour . Social interaction can motivate use, and might address the high dropout rates that have plagued some online therapies (Christensen et al, 2009;Doherty et al, 2012) Self-help forums have been effective for conditions such as eating disorders (Celio et al, 2000) and depression (Dyer and Thompson, 2000). Online discussion reduces users' sense of dependency on a therapist and allows clients to exchange coping strategies (Hartzler and Pratt, 2011) and form supportive bonds (Castelnuovo et al, 2003).…”

Section: Technology For Mental Healthmentioning

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Participatory design of an online therapy for youth mental health

Wadley

Lederman

Gleeson

et al. 2013

Proceedings of the 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference: Augmentation, Application, Innovation, Collaboration

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Online therapy has the potential to extend existing faceto-face support for mental health, but designers face challenges such as lack of user engagement. Participatory design could improve outcomes but is difficult to pursue in the mental health context. By working with a researchfocused clinic we have been able to employ participatory design methods over a period of three years to develop and test an online therapy for young people with psychosis. This paper discusses our methods and results in the light of existing design frameworks for youth mental health, and reports experiences which will be useful for other researchers in the field. We have found that participatory approaches are indeed challenging in the mental health context, but can result in technology that is efficacious and acceptable to young people. Author Keywords online social therapy, mental health, participatory design ACM Classification Keywords H5.m. User interfaces (e.g., HCI): Miscellaneous.

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Internet Use for Web-Education on the Overlooked Areas of Grief and Loss

Cited by 18 publications

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Moderated online social therapy

Moderated online social therapy

Online Grief Support Communities

Participatory design of an online therapy for youth mental health

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