Simon D'Alfonso

The Digital Therapeutic Alliance: Prospects and Considerations

Reeva Lederman, Simon D'Alfonso

Journal article  |  2021  |  JMIR MENTAL HEALTH

The growing prevalence of digital approaches to mental health care raises a range of questions and considerations. A notion that h..

Moderated Online Social Therapy for Young People With Active Suicidal Ideation: Qualitative Study (vol 4, e24260, 2021)

Eleanor Bailey, Jo Robinson, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, Maja Nedeljkovic, Lee Valentine, Sarah Bendall, Simon D'Alfonso, Tamsyn Gilbertson, Ben McKechnie, Simon Rice

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

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The Horyzons project: a randomized controlled trial of a novel online social therapy to maintain treatment effects from specialist first-episode psychosis services

Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, Peter Koval, Lianne Schmaal, Sarah Bendall, Shaunagh O'Sullivan, Daniela Cagliarini, Simon D'Alfonso, Simon Rice, Lee Valentine, David L Penn, Chris Miles, Penni Russon, Jessica Phillips, Carla McEnery, Reeva Lederman, Eoin Killackey, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Cesar Gonzalez-Blanch, Tamsyn Gilbertson, Shalini Lal, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  WORLD PSYCHIATRY

This study aimed to determine whether, following two years of specialized support for first-episode psychosis, the addition of a n..

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  |  2021  |  CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Objective: The objective of the Entourage project was to develop an innovative digital mental health intervention addressing key b..

Moderated Online Social Therapy for Young People With Active Suicidal Ideation: Qualitative Study

Eleanor Bailey, Jo Robinson, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, Maja Nedeljkovic, Lee Valentine, Sarah Bendall, Simon D'Alfonso, Tamsyn Gilbertson, Ben McKechnie, Simon Rice

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

BACKGROUND: Web-based interventions are a promising approach to support youth at risk of suicide, and those incorporating peer-to-..

Perceived Helpfulness of a Moderated Online Social Therapy Network for Young People Experiencing Social Anxiety

Bridget O'Bree, Courtney C Walton, Sarah Bendall, Michael Wilson, Lee Valentine, Carla McEnery, Simon D'Alfonso, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, Simon Rice

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

There is a growing need for more effective delivery of digital mental health interventions, particularly for individuals experienc..

The youth online training and employment system: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of an online vocational intervention for young people with mental ill health

Magenta B Simmons, Jennifer Nicholas, Gina Chinnery, Shaunagh O'Sullivan, Simon D'Alfonso, Sarah Bendall, Daniela Cagliarini, Matthew Hamilton, John Gleeson, Eoin Killackey, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

Journal article  |  2021  |  EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY

AIM: People diagnosed with mental disorders experience higher rates of unemployment than those without. Career adaptability, defin..

The Digital Therapeutic Alliance and Human-Computer Interaction

Simon D'Alfonso, Reeva Lederman, Sandra Bucci, Katherine Berry

Journal article  |  2020  |  JMIR MENTAL HEALTH

The therapeutic alliance (TA), the relationship that develops between a therapist and a client/patient, is a critical factor in th..

A pilot trial of moderated online social therapy for family and friends of young people with borderline personality disorder features

John Gleeson, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, Jennifer K Betts, Louise McCutcheon, Martina Jovev, Reeva Lederman, Helen Herrman, Susan M Cotton, Sarah Bendall, Ben McKechnie, Emma Burke, Peter Koval, Jesse Smith, Simon D'Alfonso, Sumudu Mallawaarachchi, Andrew M Chanen

Journal article  |  2020  |  EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY

AIM: We evaluated the acceptability, usability and safety of Kindred, a novel online intervention for carers of young people with ..

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..