Simon d'Alfonso

AI in mental health

S D'Alfonso

Journal article  |  2020  |  Current Opinion in Psychology

With the advent of digital approaches to mental health, modern artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning in particular, i..

Adaptation of a Digital Health Innovation to Prevent Relapse and Support Recovery in Youth Receiving Services for First-Episode Psychosis: Results From the Horyzons-Canada Phase 1 Study.

Shalini Lal, John Gleeson, Lysanne Rivard, Simon D'Alfonso, Ridha Joober, Ashok Malla, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

Journal article  |  2020  |  Jmir Formative Research

BACKGROUND: Developing a digital health innovation can require a substantial amount of financial and human resource investment bef..

A Novel Multimodal Digital Service (Moderated Online Social Therapy plus ) for Help-Seeking Young People Experiencing Mental III-Health: Pilot Evaluation Within a National Youth E-Mental Health Service

Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, Simon Rice, Simon D'Alfonso, Steven Leicester, Sarah Bendall, Ingrid Pryor, Penni Russon, Carla McEnery, Olga Santesteban-Echarri, Gustavo Da Costa, Tamsyn Gilbertson, Lee Valentine, Laia Solves, Aswin Ratheesh, Patrick D McGorry, John Gleeson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Medical Internet Research

BACKGROUND: Mental ill-health is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Moreover, 75% of mental health conditions emerge betwe..

Development of a graphic medicine-enabled social media-based intervention for youth social anxiety

Simon Rice, Bridget O'Bree, Michael Wilson, Carla McEnery, Michelle H Lim, Matthew Hamilton, John Gleeson, Sarah Bendall, Simon D'Alfonso, Penni Russon, Lee Valentine, Daniela Cagliarini, Simmone Howell, Christopher Miles, Marc Pearson, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Psychologist

An Enhanced Social Networking Intervention for Young People with Active Suicidal Ideation: Safety, Feasibility and Acceptability Outcomes

Eleanor Bailey, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, Jo Robinson, Simon D'Alfonso, Maja Nedeljkovic, Christopher G Davey, Sarah Bendall, Tamsyn Gilbertson, Jessica Phillips, Lisa Bloom, Laura Nicholls, Nicola Garland, Daniela Cagliarini, Mark Phelan, Ben McKechnie, Jessica Mitchell, Melanie Cooke, Simon M Rice

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Online social networking interventions have potential to support young people who experience suicidal thoughts by specifically add..

Leveraging the social network for treatment of social anxiety: Pilot study of a youth-specific digital intervention with a focus on engagement of young men

Simon Rice, Bridget O'Bree, Wilson Michael, Carla McEnery, Michelle H Lim, Matthew Hamilton, John Gleeson, Sarah Bendall, Simon D'Alfonso, Penni Russon, Lee Valentine, Daniela Cagliarini, Simmone Howell, Christopher Miles, Marc Pearson, Laura Nicholls, Nicola Garland, Edward Mullen, Patrick D McGorry, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

Journal article  |  2020  |  Internet Interventions

Objective: The primary objective was to determine the acceptability, feasibility and safety of a novel digital intervention (Entou..

Horyzons USA: A moderated online social intervention for first episode psychosis

Kelsey A Ludwig, Julia W Browne, Arun Nagendra, John F Gleeson, Simon D'Alfonso, David L Penn, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

Journal article  |  2020  |  Early Intervention in Psychiatry

The role of social relatedness and self-beliefs in social functioning in first-episode psychosis: Are we overestimating the contribution of illness-related factors?

Cesar Gonzalez-Blanch, Leonardo A Medrano, Sarah Bendall, Simon D'Alfonso, Daniela Cagliarini, Carla McEnery, Shaunagh O'Sullivan, Lee Valentine, John F Gleeson, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Psychiatry

OBJECTIVE: Numerous research studies have demonstrated an association between higher symptom severity and cognitive impairment wit..

Social anxiety in young people with first-episode psychosis: Pilot study of the EMBRACE moderated online social intervention

Carla McEnery, Michelle H Lim, Ann Knowles, Simon Rice, John Gleeson, Simmone Howell, Penni Russon, Chris Miles, Simon D'Alfonso, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

Journal article  |  2019  |  Early Intervention in Psychiatry

AIM: We conducted a single-group pilot study to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and safety of a novel online intervention ..

Moderated Online Social Therapy: Viewpoint on the Ethics and Design Principles of a Web-Based Therapy System

Simon D'Alfonso, Jessica Phillips, Lee Valentine, John Gleeson, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

Journal article  |  2019  |  JMIR Mental Health

The modern omnipresence of social media and social networking sites (SNSs) brings with it a range of important research questions...