Logging into Therapy: Exploring Parent and Adolescent Attitudes and Intentions to Access Computer-Based
Therapies for Mental Health Problems
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Donovan, Caroline
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Occhipinti, Stefano
March, Sonja
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Computer-based psychological interventions have emerged as an efficacious and more accessible alternative to traditional face-to-face mental health services. In recent years, these programs have also begun to feature heavily in the literature and commentary on stepped-cared and sustainable approaches to mental health services globally (Hosie, Vogl, Hoddinott, Carden, & Comeau, 2014). Australia is among those countries leading the way in the research of computer-based therapies, yet even here, these innovative services remain underutilised in the community (Lawrence et al., 2015). We need to think critically around why this is and how we can improve uptake, to improve access to interventions for youth. Understanding consumer attitudes towards these programs is the first step. Literature in this area is developing, particularly among allied health professionals and adult populations, yet children and youth have gained little attention. Following this, the present dissertation sought to provide a detailed and critical look at potential consumer attitudes towards computer-based therapies for young people.
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Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology (PhD ClinPsych)
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School of Applied Psychology
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Computer-based therapies
Mental health services
Consumer attitudes to computer-based therapies