The Role of Digital Mental Health Resources to Treat Trauma Symptoms in Australia During COVID-19

Title
The Role of Digital Mental Health Resources to Treat Trauma Symptoms in Australia During COVID-19
Publication Date
2020-08
Author(s)
Marshall, Jamie M
Dunstan, Debra A
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0298-7393
Email: ddunstan@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:ddunstan
Bartik, Warren
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8344-3306
Email: wbartik@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:wbartik
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Place of publication
United States of America
DOI
10.1037/tra0000627
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/29729
Abstract
Demand for telehealth services with psychologists and other health professionals has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and as a result some members of the community are unable to access face-to-face assistance for trauma-related mental health issues. This has led to an increase in usage of alternative digital mental health options such as smartphone apps and other Internet-enabled assistance. The Australian Federal Government has promoted digital mental health options for many years, and it has a comprehensive architecture of digital resources in place, but will it be enough to deal with the expected rise in symptoms of trauma among the general population in the wake of COVID-19?
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Citation
Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12(S1), p. S269-S271
ISSN
1942-969X
1942-9681
Start page
S269
End page
S271

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