Abstract
This chapter introduces students in the health professions to a new and developing area of mental health practice: e-mental health. It describes a range of digital interventions and explores how digital and mobile technologies are providing additional avenues for helping people with mental health problems in a densely populated and hard-to-reach communities. It is important for practitioners to acquire and develop proficient digital literacy skills in the e-mental health service sector. Some types of digital and mobile interventions are considered, along with some of the benefits and limitations that relate to e-mental health in general. As emerging health care professionals, students increasingly will be expected to utilise e-health interventions and strategies in the delivery of health care. The chapter introduces the e-mental health environment in general, and helps students to develop the knowledge and skills needed to implement person-centred e-mental health care to individuals and populations.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Mental Health |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Person-Centred Approach |
| Editors | Nicholas Procter, Helen Hamer, Denise McGarry, Rhonda Wilson, Terry Froggatt |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Chapter | 15 |
| Pages | 353-373 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Edition | 2 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781316620205 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
