1st Edition

Hands-on Help Computer-aided Psychotherapy

By Isaac M. Marks, Kate Cavanagh Copyright 2007
296 Pages
by Psychology Press

296 Pages
by Psychology Press

296 Pages
by Psychology Press

Hands-on Help is a narrative review of the mushrooming field of computer-aided psychotherapy for mental health problems as a whole, from the time it began in the 1960’s through to the present day. The many types of computer-aided psychotherapy and how each might be accessed are detailed together with the pros and cons of such help and the functions it can serve. The authors review prevention as... Read more

Goldberg, Foreword. Marks, Cavanagh,Gega, Introduction. CP for Phobic/Panic Disorder. CP for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. CP for General Anxiety and Emotional Problems. CP for Depression. CP for Eating Problems. CP for Substance Misuse. CP for Miscellaneous Adult Problems: Pain, Tinnitus Distress, Insomnia, Sexual Problems, Schizophrenia. CP for Problems in Children and Teenagers. Synthesis. Conclusion.

Biography

Isaac M. Marks is Emeritus Professor, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London.

Kate Cavanagh is a chartered psychologist currently completing doctoral training in clinical psychology at the University of Newcastle and Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust.

Lina Gega is Mental Health Lecturer, School of Medicine, Health Policy & Practice, University of East Anglia.

"This book should appeal to all mental health professionals, GPs and service managers, who are open to new ideas and are not constrained by the limited views of the "old order"." Dave Peck, University of Edinburgh, UK

"Concisely written yet comprehensive, Hands-on Help is a bellweather for those wanting to understand what has been accomplished with computer therapy, as well as the challenges ahead and probable paths through and around them." - John H. Greist, M.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Vol. 69, August 2008