Invited Addresses Invited Address 1 Friday, November 16 | 12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. The Dodo Bird in the Digital Age: How E-Mental Health Can Improve Prevention and Treatment of Mental Health Problems Pim Cuijpers, Ph.D., Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Participants earn 1 continuing education credit. Primary Topics: Technology, Depression, Treatment–CBT Keywords: mHealth, depression, guided self-help According to the Dodo Bird Verdict all therapies are about equally effective in the treatment of mental health problems. But if that is the case, what do we need at least for a therapy to be effective? Can we minimize therapies without reducing the effects? Internet-based and mobile interventions offer new opportunities to minimize psychological interventions. In the past 20 years, several dozens of randomized trials have shown that interventions that are delivered through the Internet are effective in the treatment of mental disorders. But are they as effective as face-to-face therapies? Should they be based on cognitive behavioral techniques? Are Internet and mobile interventions only for mild and moderate mental health problems or can people with severe disorders also benefit from them? Should they be guided by professional coaches or can they also be effective without professional support? Do we know who does and does not benefit from these interventions? And if they are delivered by coaches, what kind of training should they have? In this address, these and other questions, as well as the answers that can be given with the current state of knowledge, will be explored. Although Internet and mobile interventions offer many new possibilities to treat large numbers of people with mental health problems, including people who do not currently seek help, it is not an easy solution. There are several dangers and negative aspects of these interventions that should be
Invited Addresses Invited Address 1 Friday, November 16 | 12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. The Dodo Bird in the Digital Age: How E-Mental Health Can Improve Prevention and Treatment of Mental Health Problems Pim Cuijpers, Ph.D., Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Participants earn 1 continuing education credit. Primary Topics: Technology, Depression, Treatment–CBT Keywords: mHealth, depression, guided self-help According to the Dodo Bird Verdict all therapies are about equally effective in the treatment of mental health problems. But if that is the case, what do we need at least for a therapy to be effective? Can we minimize therapies without reducing the effects? Internet-based and mobile interventions offer new opportunities to minimize psychological interventions. In the past 20 years, several dozens of randomized trials have shown that interventions that are delivered through the Internet are effective in the treatment of mental disorders. But are they as effective as face-to-face therapies? Should they be based on cognitive behavioral techniques? Are Internet and mobile interventions only for mild and moderate mental health problems or can people with severe disorders also benefit from them? Should they be guided by professional coaches or can they also be effective without professional support? Do we know who does and does not benefit from these interventions? And if they are delivered by coaches, what kind of training should they have? In this address, these and other questions, as well as the answers that can be given with the current state of knowledge, will be explored. Although Internet and mobile interventions offer many new possibilities to treat large numbers of people with mental health problems, including people who do not currently seek help, it is not an easy solution. There are several dangers and negative aspects of these interventions that should be
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