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Bright Nights Community Forum | Self-Help Tools on the Internet for Mood Disorders: A Practical Guide

When: November 13, 2018 at Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room

If you or a family member has struggled with a mood disorder, have you ever thought about getting help online?

eHealth is the use of technologies such as online psychotherapy, informational websites, social media, forums, blogs, and video games to educate, provide social support, encourage screening for disorders, offer self-help strategies and psychotherapy, and reduce stigma. By using eHealth technologies, people can access mental health materials whenever and wherever they like, work at any speed that is comfortable in the privacy of their own home, and play an active role in their health. Further research and development of eHealth tools for mood disorders is needed. However, the availability and quality of these tools has increased considerably over the last decade.

In order to provide an overview of self-help tools on the Internet, how to determine the quality of a particular tool, and to share some specific examples of available eHealth initiatives, the University of Michigan Depression Center and the Ann Arbor District Library presented this Bright Nights community forum.

Sagar V. Parikh, MD, FRCPC, Associate Director of the Depression Center, John F. Greden Professor of Depression and Clinical Neuroscience; Professor of Psychiatry and Danielle S. Taubman, MPH, Technical Writer at the Depression Center; Project Co-Lead on the Depression Center Toolkit renewal, will present an overview of the topic, followed by questions and discussion.

This event is a partnership with the University of Michigan Depression Center. For more information about the Depression Center, visit depressioncenter.org or contact Stephanie Salazar, 232-0330, or sawaters@umich.edu.

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November 13, 2018 at Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room

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