Internet access is NOT restricted globally to high income countries: So why are evidenced based prevention and treatment programs for mental disorders so rare?
Abstract
Mental disorders are widespread and universal. They are frequently accompanied by considerable harmful consequences for the individual and come at a significant economic cost to a community. Yet while effective evidence based prevention and treatment exists, there are a number of barriers to access, implement and disseminate. Cognitive behavior therapy programs, such as those available at www.thiswayup.com.au are widely available using the Internet in high income countries, such as Australia. With the ubiquitous uptake of Internet users globally, it is suggested that low and middle income countries should consider ways to embrace and scale up these cost effective programs. An explanation of why and some suggestions as to how this can be done are presented.
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Background
- Authors
- Watts, S. E., & Andrews, G.
- Affiliations
- St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Andrews, Gavin
- Venue
- Asian Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-08
- Volume
- 10
- Pages
- 71-74
- ISSN
- 1876-2018 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2014355906
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 6.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Asian Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Keywords
- cognitive behavioral therapy, mental illness, access to mental health care, low- and middle-income countries, evidence-based prevention programs, scale-up, implementation barriers
- MeSH terms
- Mental Disorders, Humans, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Developed Countries, Internet, Information Dissemination, Evidence-Based Practice
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