Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Mental Health Prevention and Treatment

• Other Authors: Fonseca, Ana (Editor), Osma, Jorge (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Psychology; information and communication technologies; outcome monitoring; therapist feedback; measurement-based care; mental health; pregnancy; personality; depression; adjustment; social support; dating apps; Tinder; Grindr; Big Five; Dark Core; university students; nonprofessional caregiver; prevention; cognitive; behavioral; telephone; app; web-based intervention; be a mom; randomized controlled trial; positive mental health; flourishing; postpartum period; usability; speech interfaces; cognitive impairment; ICT; elderly; cognitive decline; emotional disorders; transdiagnostic; online group format; unified protocol; bariatric surgery; obesity; therapeutic alliance; online interventions; therapeutic outcomes; satisfaction with the treatment; chronic pain; smartphone app; telemonitoring; ecological momentary assessment; digital information and communication technologies; psychological counseling; therapy; COVID-19; coronavirus SARS-CoV-2; digital literacy; web-based interventions; internalizing symptoms; depressive symptoms; adolescents; primary care; internet-based intervention; positive affect; iUP-A; i-CBT; AMTE; anxiety; online therapy; postpartum depression; cognitive-behavioral therapy; blended treatment; Be a Mom; study protocol; psychological capital intervention; online self-learning; job satisfaction; turnover intention; job embeddedness; cost-effectiveness; maternal depression; referral; recruitment; mobile intervention; clinical trials; n/a
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The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to deliver psychological services has been emerging as an effective way of increasing individual access to mental health promotion, prevention, and treatment. This Special Issue brings together different contributions focusing on the acceptability and feasibility, (cost-)effectiveness, potentialities, and limitations of ICT-based psychological services for mental health promotion, prevention, and treatment. In each paper, the implications for the implementation of ICT tools in different settings (e.g., primary care services) and for future research are discussed.