TRANSFORMING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

The impact of persistent social anxiety on social functioning and health-related quality of life in young people with remitted first-episode psychosis

Cesar Gonzalez-Blanch, John F Gleeson, Carla McEnery, Shaunagh O'Sullivan, Rosa Ayesa-Arriola, Simon D'Alfonso, Lee Valentine, Hailey Tremain, Imogen Bell, Sarah Bendall, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

2021-10-30

OBJECTIVE: Comorbid social anxiety is common in psychotic disorders and is associated with multiple negative consequences. However..

Psychometric properties of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) in a first-episode psychosis sample.

César González-Blanch, Leonardo A Medrano, Shaunagh O'Sullivan, Imogen Bell, Jennifer Nicholas, Richard Chambers, John F Gleeson, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

2021-10-14

Despite the considerable growth in mindfulness-based research in the field of psychosis, few attempts have been made to validate m..

Online interventions for cannabis use among adolescents and young adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Anna Beneria, Olga Santesteban-Echarri, Constanza Daigre, Hailey Tremain, Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Patrick D McGorry, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

2021-08-31

BACKGROUND: Young people present high rates of cannabis use, abuse, and dependence. The United Nations estimates that roughly 3.8%..

Young people's experience of online therapy for first-episode psychosis: A qualitative study

Lee Valentine, Carla McEnery, Shaunagh O'Sullivan, Simon D'Alfonso, John Gleeson, Sarah Bendall, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

2021-07-12

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to understand how young people with first-episode psychosis experienced online therapy on a Moderated..

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

2021-06-01

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

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

2021-04-05

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

Mental images of suicide: Theoretical framework and preliminary findings in depressed youth attending outpatient care

MR De Rozario, LS Van Velzen, P Davies, SM Rice, CG Davey, J Robinson, M Alvarez-Jimenez, K Allott, B McKechnie, KL Felmingham, L Schmaal

2021-04-01

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

2021-01-10

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

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

2020-10-29

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

2020-08-13

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

Blended Digital and Face-to-Face Care for First-Episode Psychosis Treatment in Young People: Qualitative Study

Lee Valentine, Carla McEnery, Imogen Bell, Shaunagh O'Sullivan, Ingrid Pryor, John Gleeson, Sarah Bendall, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

2020-07-28

BACKGROUND: A small number of studies have found that digital mental health interventions can be feasible and acceptable for young..

Cognitive strengths-based assessment and intervention in first-episode psychosis: A complementary approach to addressing functional recovery?

Kelly Allott, Peter Steele, Frances Boyer, Ashleigh de Winter, Shayden Bryce, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, Lisa Phillips

2020-07-01

People who have experienced psychosis describe functional and personal recovery as a key goal of treatment. To date, the early, pe..

Young People's Experience of a Long-Term Social Media-Based Intervention for First-Episode Psychosis: Qualitative Analysis

Lee Valentine, Carla McEnery, Shaunagh O'Sullivan, John Gleeson, Sarah Bendall, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

2020-06-26

BACKGROUND: Digital mental health interventions present a unique opportunity to address the lack of social connection and loneline..

Practitioner review: Co-design of digital mental health technologies with children and young people

Rhys Bevan Jones, Paul Stallard, Sharifah Shameem Agha, Simon Rice, Aliza Werner-Seidler, Karolina Stasiak, Jason Kahn, Sharon A Simpson, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, Frances Rice, Rhiannon Evans, Sally Merry

2020-06-22

BACKGROUND: There is increasing interest in digital technologies to help improve children and young people's mental health, and th..

Ethical issues and practical barriers in internet-based suicide prevention research: a review and investigator survey

Eleanor Bailey, Charlotte Muhlmann, Simon Rice, Maja Nedeljkovic, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, Lasse Sander, Alison L Calear, Philip J Batterham, Jo Robinson

2020-05-13

Background People who are at elevated risk of suicide stand to benefit from internet-based interventions; however, research in thi..

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

2020-04-01

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

Acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions for persons with psychosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Jens Einar Jansen, John Gleeson, Sarah Bendall, Simon Rice, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

2020-01-01

BACKGROUND: Acceptance- and mindfulness-based approaches have gained popularity in recent years. OBJECTIVE: A systematic review an..

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

2019-12-04

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