- Title
- Development of an online intervention for bipolar disorder. www.moodswings.net.au
- Creator
- Lauder, Sue; Chester, Andrea; Castle, David; Dodd, Seetal; Berk, Lesley; Klein, Britt; Austin, David; Gilbert, Monica; Chamberlain, James; Murray, Greg; White, Carolynne; Piterman, Leon; Berk, Michael
- Date
- 2013
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/103263
- Identifier
- vital:10915
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2012.689840
- Identifier
- ISSN:13548506
- Abstract
- We describe the development process and completed structure, of a self-help online intervention for bipolar disorder, known as MoodSwings (www.moodswings.net.au). The MoodSwings program was adapted as an Internet intervention from an efficacious and validated face-to-face, group-based psychosocial intervention. The adaptation was created by a psychologist, who had previously been involved with the validation of the face-to-face program, in collaboration with website designers. The project was conducted under the supervision of a team of clinician researchers. The website is available at no cost to registered participants. Self-help modules are accessed sequentially. Other features include a mood diary and a moderated discussion board. There has been an average of 1,475,135 hits on the site annually (2008 and 2009), with some 7400 unique visitors each year. A randomised controlled trial based on this program has been completed. Many people with bipolar disorder are accepting of the Internet as a source of treatment and, once engaged, show acceptable retention rates. The Internet appears to be a viable means of delivering psychosocial self-help strategies. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
- Relation
- Psychology, Health and Medicine Vol. 18, no. 2 (2013), p. 155-165
- Rights
- Copyright Taylor and Francis
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Bipolar disorder; Internet; Self-guided; Adult; Computer assisted therapy; Female; Human; Male; Medication compliance; Methodology; Multimodality cancer therapy; Outcome assessment; Patient education; Pilot study; Program development; Psychological aspect; Recurrent disease; Self care; Combined Modality Therapy; Humans; Medication Adherence; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Patient Education as Topic; Pilot Projects; Recurrence; Therapy, Computer-Assisted; 1701 Psychology; 1503 Business and Management
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