Social Media Interventions for Adolescents and Young People with Depression and Psychosis

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“…Therefore, for the average practitioner, designing and implementing e-Mental Health interventions may not yield any financial returns in the short-or medium-term. The 4th Industrial Revolution gave rise to another promising means through which interventions could be scaled using cell phones and the internet: social media (Santesteban-Echarri et al, 2018). Social media refers to online network-based communication platforms where individuals can create unique profiles, connect with others, and generate or engage in usergenerated or system-provided content (Kaya & Bicen, 2016).…”

“…Social media is therefore omnipresent, and well-integrated into the daily lives of individuals. Given that most individuals are already familiar with social media, developing interventions around these platforms would ensure higher levels of adherence to treatment protocols as they are easy to use, relatable, convenient and engaging (Santesteban-Echarri et al, 2018). Developmental costs are also significantly reduced, as these platforms are usually freely available.…”

“…The use of social media as a platform to disseminate psychological interventions is therefore a relatively new phenomenon (Valentine et al, 2019). Researchers are still debating whether social media interventions should be employed as an alternative to therapy or as a means through which to supplement traditional interventions (Santesteban-Echarri et al, 2018). Currently, only a handful of social media orientated interventions exist, all of which act as supplements to larger intervention protocols (Santesteban-Echarri et al, 2018;Valentine et al, 2019).…”

“…Researchers are still debating whether social media interventions should be employed as an alternative to therapy or as a means through which to supplement traditional interventions (Santesteban-Echarri et al, 2018). Currently, only a handful of social media orientated interventions exist, all of which act as supplements to larger intervention protocols (Santesteban-Echarri et al, 2018;Valentine et al, 2019). As such, no valid and reliable self-help social media specific psychological intervention exists (Santesteban-Echarri et al, 2018).…”

“…Currently, only a handful of social media orientated interventions exist, all of which act as supplements to larger intervention protocols (Santesteban-Echarri et al, 2018;Valentine et al, 2019). As such, no valid and reliable self-help social media specific psychological intervention exists (Santesteban-Echarri et al, 2018). An effective starting point to test the viability of social media platforms to facilitate self-help interventions is to modify and transpose a traditional selfhelp intervention to be used on these platforms.…”