For those who unfortunately could not attend eMEN seminar on 23 Nov. 2021 or for those who want to watch it again, we have good news. The recording is available online as of today! Read More
On Thursday 14 October 2021 from 9.00 - 15.15 hours, eMEN partner LVR Clinic Cologne will host an online symposium on: E-mental health implementation – from theory to real life psychiatric-psychotherapeutic healthcare services. Participation in the event is free of charge. The number of participants is limited. Don't miss out and register today! Read More
Mental disorders are the largest contributor to chronic disability and the third largest cause of disease burden, measured in disability-adjusted life years. In the European Union, 17.3% of the adult population is estimated to experience a mental disorder each year. The field of e-mental health (eMH) promises options of accessible, high quality, and affordable mental health care in connection with existing mental healthcare services. However, thus far, general and country-specific legal and administrative barriers limit the upscaling of eMH in Europe. Thus, the e-Mental Health Innovation and Transnational Implementation Platform North-West Europe (eMEN) aimed to develop recommendations for the implementation of eMH services in Europe based on status analyses in six European countries. Read More
The coronavirus pandemic appears to put psychiatric patients with pre-existing symptomatology at risk of symptom increase, but evidence is scarce. While the pandemic and stringent governmental measures have accelerated the use of clinical videoconferencing (VCT), patient satisfaction with VCT is unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the wellbeing of patients in psychotrauma treatment during the coronavirus pandemic and to evaluate their use of and satisfaction with VCT. Read More
Since April 28th patients of the Dutch psychotrauma center ARQ Centrum'45 have gained digital access to their healthcare information. A pioneering event, as they are one of the first healthcare facilities to do so in the Dutch mental health sector. Read More
After 12 years I will be leaving ARQ on April 30th for a new job. Hobbe Jan Hiemstra will become the new eMEN project leader as of April 1st. He has been involved in the project since its start in 2016. Read More
The publication “Online therapy: an added value for inpatient routine care? Perspectives from mental health care professionals” has been accepted by Springer Nature. This study aimed to investigate the attitude of mental health care professionals working in inpatient care regarding internet-delivered interventions, including presumed benefits, barriers and facilitators. 176 health professionals from ten inpatient psychiatric hospitals throughout Germany were surveyed on site. Read More
The VU University of Amsterdam in collaboration with the Interreg North-West Europe project IT4Anxiety is inviting e-mental health stakeholders to participate in the Hackathon Battle. This hackathon will take place from March 18-19. The goal of this hackathon is to proactively engage with startups in the co-creation of innovative solutions. Read More
On September 15th 2020 it was possible for Thomas More to organise a focus group meeting in Le Beau Vallon (Namur) in completely safe and corona-proof circumstances. Mental healthcare professionals attended and informed eMEN partners Thomas More and Pulso Europe about their attitudes, views and experiences with the use of e-mental health applications. Read More
Poppy Brown, a Doctoral Researcher in Psychiatry at the University of Oxford wrote an interesting article about Virtual Reality. This article has been publish on the website of the the World Economic Forum. It discusses three ways in which VR could transform mental health treatment. Read More
