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The European Society for Research on Internet Interventions (esrii) is a non-profit organization committed to advancing the scientific approach to studying eHealth interventions. esrii is a group of researchers, clinicians and policy experts whose mission is to foster excellence in evidence-based eHealth interventions targeting behavioral and mental health. eHealth interventions comprise existing and emerging technologies, … Read more

We are proud to announce the launch of Internet Interventions: The application of information technology in mental and behavioural health, a new Open Access journal that will provide a new home for high quality manuscripts in the field of Internet Interventions. The Internet is increasingly used for delivering interventions aimed at improving mental and physical … Read more

Is physical activity delivered via the internet (!) effective in treating mild to moderate depression? We jsut did a trial and the results was just published in an open access paper entitled: “Internet-delivered therapist-guided physical activity for mild to moderate depression: a randomized controlled trial“. Objective The main hypothesis, and the objective of the study, … Read more

Today the second annual conference of the European Society for Research on Internet Interventions opens. During the two days more than 70 presentations will be held at Linköping university. Professor Gerhard Andersson and Professor Per Carlbring are the conference chairs, and H.R.H. Princess Madeleine of Sweden is the official festival patron. Some parts of the conference … Read more

Yesterday was the first day as a PhD student in our research group. Welcome to the team David Forsström! The main focus will be responsible gambling and we aim for 5 peer-reviewed publications. All of which will be based on data from Playscan. To be continued…    

New paper published today: Internet-Based Attention Bias Modification for Social Anxiety: A Randomised Controlled Comparison of Training towards Negative and Training Towards Positive Cues Boettcher J, Leek L, Matson L, Holmes EA, Browning M, et al. (2013) Internet-Based Attention Bias Modification for Social Anxiety: A Randomised Controlled Comparison of Training towards Negative and Training Towards Positive Cues. PLoS ONE 8(9): e71760. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071760 Abstract Biases in attention … Read more

Phil Enock, a Ph.D. Candidate at the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, with Richard J. McNally as supervisor, is visiting us this week. On the picture he is showing a prototype of a forthcoming application for cognitive bias modification (see video below). It has gamification features and is rather entertaining. Really looking forward to the … Read more

Yesterday Professor Bruce E. Wampold was inaugurated as an honorary doctor of Stockholm University. This was the official description: “Bruce E. Wampold is the Patricia L. Wolleat Professor of Counseling Psychology and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Wampold’s research has essentially been focused on methodological and theoretical issues regarding … Read more

Randomized controlled trials have yielded promising results for internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy (iCBT) for patients with social anxiety disorder (SAD). The present study investigated anxiety-related neural changes after iCBT for SAD. The amygdala is a critical hub in the neural fear network, receptive to change using emotion regulation strategies and a putative target for iCBT. … Read more

Today Dr Simon E. Blackwell ended his 10-day study visit at our research lab by giving a much appreciated seminar. Here is the interesting abstract: Depression is a major global health problem, and treatment innovation is required. “Cognitive Bias Modification” (CBM) paradigms offer the potential for novel treatment development via cognitive science. CBM aims to directly “re-train” cognitive … Read more