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Beating the Blues: Computer-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy...
Occasionally we all feel anxious, stressed, or depressed, yet it’s often difficult to access the help we need and at the time we need it. The American health care provider UPMC and British company Ultrasis have formed a joint venture to introduce a web-based cognitive behavioral therapy program called “Beating the Blues US™” (www.beatingthebluesus.com). This innovative, evidencebased program will be available in the United States starting in September 2011.
How does Cognitive Beavioral Therapy work?
Developed in the United States, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is now used by therapists worldwide to treat a range of emotional issues such as depression, anxiety, and stress. CBT has the most extensive evidence base of any “talking therapy” and is based on the principle that “The way we feel is caused by how we think and what we do.” Beating the Blues is based on the same proven CBT principles used by therapists, and works by helping people to learn the skills and techniques required to improve their emotional well-being and then to practice them untilthey become second nature. Delivered over the Internet using a range of multimedia techniques, Beating the Blues consists of eight weekly one-hour sessions.
The easy-to-use program, accessible at any time and completely confidential, has been. They also mentioned mobile health summit. The GSMA and the nonprofit organization mHealth Alliance (mHA) have come together to produce a new event in the health care calendar. The GSMA-mHA Mobile Health Summit 2011 is designed to stimulate greater understanding, dialogue, and collaboration among all stakeholders in the emerging mobile health system: health care providers, mobile operators, pharmaceutical companies, insurance groups, governments, and nongovernmental organizations.
The mission of the Mobile Health Summit is to bring to light best practices across the world and unveil the health and business opportunities these services represent.
