3. eHealth and Online Interventions

Question 1

Advances in technology have also seen the emergence of

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‘e-health’ initiatives

Question 2

e-health’ initiatives are

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the use of technology (e.g., the internet) to deliver or manage health-related information and services

Question 3

According to Hordern, Georgiou, Whetton and Prgomet (2011), applications of e-health can be broadly categorised into five types:

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i) Online support groups and health-related virtual communities;

ii) Self-management/self-monitoring applications;

iii) Decision aids;

iv) Personal health records, and;

v) Internet use.

Question 4

Advances in technology have seen a proliferation in the number of

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psychological interventions being delivered online.

Question 5

e-couch

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for adults with depression, anxiety, relationship breakdown, loss and grief

Question 6

e-couch

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for adults with depression, anxiety, relationship breakdown, loss and grief

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myCompass

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for improving resilience and wellbeing of adults with stress, anxiety or depression

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OnTrack

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provides a range of program, including but not limited to alcohol, depression, early psychosis, flood and storm water recovery, diabetes and a program for carers

Question 9

Cool Kids Program

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for prevention and early intervention of anxiety in children and their parents

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The Brave Program

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prevention, early intervention and treatment of anxiety for children and teens

Question 11

MoodGYM

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for prevention and management of depression in young people

Question 12

OCD?Not Me!

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for teens with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)