Abstract
For the last years, the impulse of new technologies has overcome the traditional pathways of face-to-face clinical intervention and web-based psychological methodologies for intervention have started to gain success. This study aims to review the state-of-art about the effectiveness studies on preventive web- based interventions accomplished in samples of subjects at high risk for depressive, anxiety, eating behavior, problematic substance use symptoms and promotion of psychological well-being. Results showed that web-based psychological interventions for the prevention of mental disorders seemed to be effective for at risk individuals. Online health promotion in the general population was also effective to avoid the onset of clinical psychological circumstances. Future research should focus on personalized online intervention and on the evaluation of web-based engagement.
Highlights
Psychotherapeutic treatments are well established and have been recommended as the first option interventions, either independently or as pharmacological treatment coadyuvant, for the treatment of a wide range of mental disorders
This study aims to review the state-of-art about the effectiveness studies on preventive web-based interventions accomplished in samples of subjects at high risk for any mental disorder onset
Conclusions suggested a reduction of the amount of cannabis use in those participants who used the online chat [43]. This team is currently analyzing the same online intervention in participants with cocaine use. They aim to investigate the effectiveness of the web-based self-help intervention, Snow Control 2.0 with tailored chat counseling, which is based on Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), Behavioral Self-Management (BSM), and social problem solving
Summary
Psychotherapeutic treatments are well established and have been recommended as the first option interventions, either independently or as pharmacological treatment coadyuvant, for the treatment of a wide range of mental disorders. This fact is included in recognized worldwide associations, protocols and guidelines such as APA [1] and NICE [36]. The impulse of new technologies has overcome the traditional pathways of face-to-face clinical intervention and webbased psychological methodologies for intervention have started to gain success [31] Neither are they a replacement of traditional psychotherapy, but they has become a complementary intervention since online therapy could maximize the population scope [6]. This study aims to review the state-of-art about the effectiveness studies on preventive web-based interventions accomplished in samples of subjects at high risk for any mental disorder onset
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