Title |
A randomized head to head trial of MoodSwings.net.au: An internet based self-help program for bipolar disorder
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Published in |
Journal of Affective Disorders, September 2014
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DOI | 10.1016/j.jad.2014.08.008 |
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Authors |
Sue Lauder, Andrea Chester, David Castle, Seetal Dodd, Emma Gliddon, Lesley Berk, James Chamberlain, Britt Klein, Monica Gilbert, David W Austin, Michael Berk |
Abstract |
Adjunctive psychosocial interventions are efficacious in bipolar disorder, but their incorporation into routine management plans are often confounded by cost and access constraints. We report here a comparative evaluation of two online programs hosted on a single website (www.moodswings.net.au). A basic version, called MoodSwings (MS), contains psychoeducation material and asynchronous discussion boards; and a more interactive program, MoodSwings Plus (MS-Plus), combined the basic psychoeducation material and discussion boards with elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. These programs were evaluated in a head-to-head study design. |
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United States | 3 | 33% |
Australia | 1 | 11% |
Unknown | 5 | 56% |
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Members of the public | 8 | 89% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 11% |
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United Kingdom | 3 | <1% |
Spain | 2 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Germany | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 375 | 98% |
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Student > Master | 56 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 51 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 46 | 12% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 25 | 7% |
Other | 66 | 17% |
Unknown | 78 | 20% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 66 | 17% |
Social Sciences | 25 | 7% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 23 | 6% |
Computer Science | 12 | 3% |
Other | 54 | 14% |
Unknown | 87 | 23% |