Online counseling and therapy for mental health problems: A systematic review of individual synchronous interventions using chat

M Dowling, D Rickwood - Journal of Technology in Human …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Online interventions are increasingly seen as having the potential to meet the growing
demand for mental health services. However, with the burgeoning of services provided …

The key to unlocking the virtual body: virtual reality in the treatment of obesity and eating disorders

G Riva - Journal of diabetes science and technology, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Obesity and eating disorders are usually considered unrelated problems with different
causes. However, various studies identify unhealthful weight-control behaviors (fasting …

Best practices in online therapy

JAM Abbott, B Klein, L Ciechomski - Journal of Technology in …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
This article discusses important issues in delivery of best practice Internet-based therapy
(etherapy). Etherapy is first defined as the interaction between a consumer and a therapist …

Understanding the two sides of online counseling and their ethical and legal ramifications

L Poh Li, RAM Jaladin, HS Abdullah - Procedia-social and Behavioral …, 2013 - Elsevier
The rise of the Internet has drastically changed the means by which people obtain
information and communicate in the Malaysian society. The Internet has become possibly …

Construing a therapeutic relationship online: An analysis of videoconference sessions

S Cipolletta, E Frassoni, E Faccio - Clinical Psychologist, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The aim of this study is to investigate the elements that characterize the formation
of a therapeutic relationship when the sessions are conducted through videoconference …

Obesity and outpatient rehabilitation using mobile technologies: the potential mHealth approach

G Castelnuovo, GM Manzoni, G Pietrabissa… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Obesity is currently an important public health problem of epidemic proportions (globesity).
Inpatient rehabilitation interventions that aim at improving weight-loss, reducing obesity …

Expectations and experiences of couples receiving therapy through videoconferencing: A qualitative study

A Kysely, B Bishop, R Kane, M Cheng… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Videoconferencing is an emerging medium through which psychological therapy, including
relationship interventions for couples, can be delivered. Understanding clients' expectations …

Counseling children at a helpline: chatting or calling?

R Fukkink, J Hermanns - Journal of community psychology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In a quantitative content analysis, the telephone‐based and Web‐based support of the
Dutch child helpline were studied. Both adult judges and the children themselves indicated …

Empirically supported treatments in psychotherapy: towards an evidence-based or evidence-biased psychology in clinical settings?

G Castelnuovo - Frontiers in psychology, 2010 - frontiersin.org
The field of research and practice in psychotherapy has been deeply influenced by two
different approaches: the empirically supported treatments (ESTs) movement, linked with the …

Virtual reality as a mechanism for exposure therapy

MRD Carvalho, RC Freire, AE Nardi - The World Journal of …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Virtual reality (VR) is as effective in inducing emotional responses as reality and its
application is extremely valuable in exposure treatment. In virtual environments, the patients …