Guided Internet-Based Treatments in Psychiatry
Guided Internet-Based Treatments in Psychiatry
edited by Nils Lindefors, Gerhard Andersson
- 1st ed.
- Cham Springer International Publishing 2016
- 1 recurso en línea (VIII, 240 páginas) 7 ilustraciones
Introduction (including definitions and history) -- Depression -- Panic disorder and agoraphobia -- Social anxiety disorder -- Specific phobia -- Generalised anxiety disorder -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- PTSD -- Insomnia -- Health anxiety (Illness anxiety disorder) -- Eating disorders- Substance abuse -- Pathological gambling -- ICBT with children and adolescents -- ICBT with older people -- Future directions and new technologies.
This book provides a practically oriented overview of internet-based treatments in psychiatry and mental health care, which represent a relatively new research area and offer a novel clinical approach. The principal focus is on internet-based cognitive behavior therapy, as this is currently the best example of evidence-based internet interventions in the field. Applications are described in a wide range of conditions, including, for example, depression, panic disorder, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders and addictions. Research background, clinical trials and evidence for efficacy and effectiveness are discussed and helpful case descriptions, provided. Information is also included on cost-effectiveness and other relevant aspects of health economics and on new technologies and future challenges. Guided Internet-Based Treatments in Psychiatry will be of great interest for practitioners and researchers alike.
9783319060835
Medicina
Psiquiatría
RC489.C63 / 2016 EB
616.89
Introduction (including definitions and history) -- Depression -- Panic disorder and agoraphobia -- Social anxiety disorder -- Specific phobia -- Generalised anxiety disorder -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- PTSD -- Insomnia -- Health anxiety (Illness anxiety disorder) -- Eating disorders- Substance abuse -- Pathological gambling -- ICBT with children and adolescents -- ICBT with older people -- Future directions and new technologies.
This book provides a practically oriented overview of internet-based treatments in psychiatry and mental health care, which represent a relatively new research area and offer a novel clinical approach. The principal focus is on internet-based cognitive behavior therapy, as this is currently the best example of evidence-based internet interventions in the field. Applications are described in a wide range of conditions, including, for example, depression, panic disorder, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders and addictions. Research background, clinical trials and evidence for efficacy and effectiveness are discussed and helpful case descriptions, provided. Information is also included on cost-effectiveness and other relevant aspects of health economics and on new technologies and future challenges. Guided Internet-Based Treatments in Psychiatry will be of great interest for practitioners and researchers alike.
9783319060835
Medicina
Psiquiatría
RC489.C63 / 2016 EB
616.89