Developing therapeutic computer programs with particular reference to a program to teach coping strategies to problem drinkers.
A computer-assisted relapse management program (CARM) was developed as a therapeutic tool to guide problem drinkers through a problem-solving procedure and provide access to a database of coping strategies. The program was tested with eleven randomly selected hospital inpatients and compared with co...
| Published in: | Journal of Mental Health Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 57 - 65 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb96
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| Summary: | A computer-assisted relapse management program (CARM) was developed as a therapeutic tool to guide problem drinkers through a problem-solving procedure and provide access to a database of coping strategies. The program was tested with eleven randomly selected hospital inpatients and compared with conventional problem-solving sessions undertaken without the computer. Feedback collected immediately after the sessions and an inspection of the action plans generated indicated that problem-solving with the computer and therapist support was preferred and more likely to stimulate original coping ideas than a therapist-only problem-solving session. Ways of improving the therapeutic quality of computer interactions based on later work using principles taken from clinical psychology are described. |
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