Online Behavior, Communication, and Experience

Fenichel, Michael

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-378596-1.00001-0

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“…The final theme to emerge from the data was that goACT “enhances therapy.” This occurred through a sense in which both therapist and client were equally responsible for carrying out the therapeutic work, increasing accountability, and motivation to engage in inter/intra‐therapeutic interactions. It has been suggested that the asynchronicity of online communications such as this, may in fact enhance perceptions of patient control over their therapeutic environment, thereby facilitating a sense of ownership and engagement in therapeutic tasks (Carlbring & Andersson, ; Fenichel, ; Leibert et al, ; Simpson, Bell, Knox, & Mitchell, ; Suler, , ). This supports previous findings that technology‐based therapy adjuncts can increase patient adherence to both in‐ and between‐session tasks, including homework and practice of skills essential to recovery (Clough & Casey, ).…”

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The impact of technology on therapeutic alliance and engagement in psychotherapy: The therapist's perspective

Richards

Simpson

Bastiampillai

et al. 2018

Clinical Psychologist

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Objective In this article, we investigate therapist views on their experiences using a technological adjunct (goACT) to traditional, face‐to‐face psychotherapy. goACT is a web‐based mobile interactive software application that facilitates an interactive platform, allowing therapists to connect with their clients between face‐to‐face psychotherapy sessions. Method Participants were six provisional psychologists and seven patients. Data were collected at two post‐therapy focus groups in order to qualitatively understand therapist experience of goACT as a therapy adjunct. Data were analysed utilising thematic analysis. Results Four main themes emerged: (1) “discretional use of goACT” linked to therapist preferences and client suitability; (2) “therapist concerns” linked to boundaries, workload, technological glitches, and therapeutic risks; (3) “goACT expands the parameters of therapy” through increased opportunities to provide care and connection with patients and increased access to the process of therapy; and (4) “goACT enhances therapy” through reciprocal responsibility and guided empowerment. Therapists in this study were more open to the use of technology in therapy than has been reported in previous research and did not find that it affected their workload. Conclusion Therapists indicated that when aligned to the specific needs of individual patients, an advanced mobile and web‐based interactive software application (goACT) has the potential to enhance engagement, rapport, and patient empowerment in face‐to‐face psychotherapy.

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The impact of technology on therapeutic alliance and engagement in psychotherapy: The therapist's perspective

Richards

Simpson

Bastiampillai

et al. 2018

Clinical Psychologist

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“…We do so in the context of social networking websites (SNW), because evidence suggests that there may be worrisome levels of habitual pathological use behaviors among SNW users (Pempek et al, 2009;Karaiskos et al, 2010;Fenichel, 2011), and that SNW can be addiction-prone technologies (Echeburua & de Corral, 2010). While SNW use may not result in strong negative life consequences compared with the use of other habitual technologies, such as online gaming (e.g., Xu et al, 2012), it produces the strongest deficient self-observation and the second strongest deficient selfreaction among other habitual technologies (gaming, shopping, etc., LaRose et al, 2010).…”

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The benefits and dangers of enjoyment with social networking websites

Turel

Serenko

2012

European Journal of Information Systems

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Information Systems enjoyment has been identified as a desirable phenomenon, because it can drive various aspects of system use. In this study, we argue that it can also be a key ingredient in the formation of adverse outcomes, such as technology-related addictions, through the positive reinforcement it generates. We rely on several theoretical mechanisms and, consistent with previous studies, suggest that enjoyment can lead to presumably positive outcomes, such as high engagement. Nevertheless, it can also facilitate the development of a strong habit and reinforce it until it becomes a 'bad habit', that can help forming a strong pathological and maladaptive psychological dependency on the use of the IT artifact (i.e., technology addiction). We test and validate this dual effect of enjoyment, with a data set of 194 social networking website users analyzed with SEM techniques. The potential duality of MIS constructs and other implications for research and practice are discussed.

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“…Demand for CBT is high, but in its usual form of face‐to‐face delivery, it is expensive and dependent on a scarce resource: trained CBT therapists (Proudfoot et al., ). Furthermore, only a minority of young adults suffering from depression and/or anxiety seek face‐to‐face treatment (Fenichel, ; Reavley, Cvetkovski, Jorm, & Lubman, ). It is estimated that in Australia, only 18% of youth presenting with symptoms of depression and/or anxiety utilise professional treatment options (Bilich, Deane, Phipps, Barisic, & Gould, ; Meadows, Singh, Burgess, & Bobevski, ).…”

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Treating Youth Depression and Anxiety: A Randomised Controlled Trial Examining the Efficacy of Computerised versus Face‐to‐face Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Sethi

2013

Australian Psychologist

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Barriers to accessing psychologists for the treatment of depression and anxiety include a shortage of specialised therapists, long waiting lists, and the affordability of therapy. This study examined the efficacy of a computerised-based self-help program (MoodGYM) delivered in-conjunction with face-to-face cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to expand the delivery avenues of psychological treatment for young adults (aged 18-25 years). Eighty-nine participants suffering from depression and/or generalised anxiety were randomly allocated to a control intervention or to one of three experimental groups: receiving face-to-face CBT, receiving computerised CBT (cCBT), or receiving treatment in-conjunction (face-to-face CBT and cCBT). While MoodGYM did not significantly decrease depression in comparison to the control group, significant decreases were found for anxiety. MoodGYM delivered in-conjunction with face-to-face CBT is more effective in treating symptoms of depression and anxiety compared with standalone face-to-face or cCBT. This study suggests that for youth who are unable to access face-to-face therapy-such as those in rural or remote regions, or for communities in which there is stigma attached to seeking help-computerised therapy may be a viable option. This is an important finding, especially in light of the current capacity-to-treat and accessibility problems faced by youth when seeking treatment for depression and/or anxiety.

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Online Behavior, Communication, and Experience

Cited by 6 publications

References 17 publications

The impact of technology on therapeutic alliance and engagement in psychotherapy: The therapist's perspective

The impact of technology on therapeutic alliance and engagement in psychotherapy: The therapist's perspective

The benefits and dangers of enjoyment with social networking websites

Treating Youth Depression and Anxiety: A Randomised Controlled Trial Examining the Efficacy of Computerised versus Face‐to‐face Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

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