Mental Health and Digital Technologies

Technology-enhanced psychological assessment and treatment of distressing auditory hallucinations: a systematic review

Emma O’Neill, Molly Bird, Simon Riches

Auditory hallucinations (“hearing voices”) are a relatively common experience, which is often highly distressing and debilitating. As mental health services are under increasing…

The “Silent Firefighters”: an examination and evaluation of peer support sessions for medical laboratory professionals in Canada

Rosina E. Mete, Brandon Djukic, Christine Nielsen

The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) Peer Support Project was a formal and virtual peer support group pilot for medical laboratory professionals in Canada…

Acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary evaluation of an animated VR game for reducing mental health stigma in health-care students and trainees: a mixed-method study

Raul Szekely, Oliver Mason, David M. Frohlich, Elizabeth Alexandra Barley

This study aims to pilot-test the acceptability, feasibility, preliminary efficacy and user experience of an animated virtual reality (VR) game (“Goliath: Playing with Reality”…

Virtual reality and social avoidance: an exploratory study of acceptance, and feasibility in an inpatient secure environment

Alessandra Girardi, Lorraine Higham, Sarrah Fatima, Elanor Webb, Pieter Snyman, Paul Wallang, Kieran C. Breen

Social avoidance disorders can be disruptive to the individual as they begin to over-manage their lives, at times avoiding social and work commitments. A potential therapeutic…