"Hands on Help is a narrative review of the mushrooming field of computer-aided psychotherapy for mental health problems as a whole, from the time it began in the 1960s through to the present day. The many types of computer-aided psychotherapy and how each might be accessed are detailed together with the pros and cons of such help and the functions it can serve. The authors review prevention as well as treatment."--BOOK JACKET.

Lina Gega is Mental Health Lecturer, School of Medicine, Health Policy & Practice, University of East Anglia. Isaac M. Marks is Emeritus Professor, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London.

List of tables	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
List of abbreviations	p. xvii
CP systems	p. xvii
Other abbreviations	p. xviii
Introduction	p. 1
Reasons for and scope of the monograph	p. 2
Why have computer-aided psychotherapy (CP)?	p. 8
Modes of access to CP	p. 16
Functions of CP	p. 20
CP for phobic/panic disorder	p. 23
Chapter summary	p. 23
Desktop and PC systems	p. 24
Net systems	p. 29
Handheld-device systems	p. 43
Display exposure systems	p. 48
Direct non-immersive display systems	p. 53
Immersive Virtual Reality (VR) systems for anxiety disorders	p. 60
CP for obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder	p. 61
Chapter summary	p. 61
CP for OCD	p. 62
CP for PTSD	p. 69
CP for general anxiety and emotional problems	p. 73
Chapter summary	p. 73
Nonclinical studies	p. 77
Desktop and PC systems	p. 79
Net systems	p. 83
USA: Palmtop system	p. 84
CP for depression	p. 85
Chapter summary	p. 85
Standalone computers	p. 89
Internet	p. 98
Phone-Interactive Voice Response (IVR)	p. 106
CP for eating problems	p. 109
Chapter summary	p. 109
Desktop and PC	p. 113
Handheld computers	p. 115
CD-ROM systems (Table 6.2)	p. 120
Internet	p. 127
CP for substance misuse	p. 137
Chapter summary	p. 137
Smoking reduction	p. 143
Alcohol problems	p. 150
Drug misuse	p. 161
CP for miscellaneous adult problems: pain, tinnitus distress, insomnia, sexual problems, schizophrenia	p. 169
Chapter summary	p. 169
Pain: headache in adults	p. 172
Pain: chronic back pain	p. 175
Pain during burn wound dressings	p. 175
Tinnitus distress	p. 176
Insomnia	p. 177
Jetlag	p. 178
Sexual problems	p. 179
Schizophrenia	p. 183
CP for problems in children and teenagers	p. 187
Chapter summary	p. 187
Phobias and anxiety	p. 188
Depression	p. 192
Headache	p. 193
Brain injury	p. 194
Autism spectrum disorder	p. 196
Encopresis	p. 197
Childhood asthma	p. 198
Synthesis	p. 207
Scope of CP studies	p. 207
Mental health problems CP has helped	p. 209
Virtual clinics?	p. 210
Screening suitability for CP	p. 210
What is CP?	p. 212
Human support of CP users	p. 212
Time users spend on CP	p. 214
Education and age of users	p. 215
Live therapist vs CP	p. 215
Constraints and patients' preferences	p. 216
CP effect on symptoms and functioning	p. 216
CP uptake, completion and attrition rates	p. 217
Cost, cost effectiveness, and CP's place in healthcare provision	p. 218
Conclusion	p. 221
Search method	p. 225
Availability of and contacts for CP systems reviewed	p. 229
CP references by clinical problem	p. 235
References	p. 239
Author index	p. 257
Subject index	p. 267
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