Introduction to the Special Series: Applying New Technologies to Extend the Scope and Accessibility of Mental Health Care
Introduction to the Special Series: Applying New Technologies to Extend the Scope and Accessibility of Mental Health Care
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DOI：
10.1016/j.cbpra.2015.04.002
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发表时间：
2015-08-01
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2.9
通讯作者：
Comer, Jonathan S.
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作者：
Comer, Jonathan S.
快速发展和负担得起的信息和通信技术，扩大互联网的可用性，以及日益复杂的家庭直播和移动的广播能力，改变了我们的沟通，工作和学习方式。技术创新的潜力越来越大，可以改变心理干预的范围，并为传统上服务不足的个人提供循证精神卫生保健，这带来了巨大的希望。新技术还提供了令人兴奋的机会，将治疗传播工作的范围扩大到以前无法想象的能力。随着将新技术纳入临床实践和培训工作变得越来越常规，必须仔细考虑一系列新的伦理、法律的和风险管理问题，作为一个领域，我们必须谨慎对待技术创新和机会，其发展速度超过了适当共识指南和相关监管标准的制定速度。这个特别的系列（a）解决了在新兴的行为远程保健领域的领先专家在适当的，安全的和可靠的技术应用到精神卫生保健的考虑的关键问题，（B）提出了最近的努力，说明了承诺，潜力和与新技术纳入精神卫生保健相关的挑战。
Rapidly developing and affordable information and communication technologies, broadening Internet availability, and increasingly sophisticated capacities for live home-based and mobile broadcasting have transformed how we communicate, work, and learn. The growing potential for technological innovations to transform the scope of psychological interventions and extend the accessibility of evidence-based mental health care for traditionally underserved individuals holds enormous promise. New technologies also offer exciting opportunities to broaden the reach of treatment dissemination efforts to previously unimaginable capacities. As the incorporation of new technologies into clinical practice and training efforts becomes increasingly routine, a new set of ethical, legal, and risk management issues must be carefully considered and as a field we must be cautious against technological innovations and opportunities advancing at a pace more rapid than the development of appropriate consensus guidelines and relevant regulatory standards. This special series (a) addresses key matters of consideration regarding the appropriate, safe, and secure application of technology into mental health care from leading experts in the emerging field of behavioral telehealth, and (b) presents recent efforts that illustrate the promise, potential, and challenges associated with the incorporation of new technologies into mental health care.