Innovation details
THIS WAY UP comprises of a virtual clinic featuring the following elements:
Courses Offered
Courses available for the following anxiety and depressive disorders:
- major depressive disorder
- generalized anxiety disorder
- panic disorder/agoraphobia
- social phobia
- obsessive compulsive disorder
- mixed anxiety and depressive disorder
Each course has 6 lessons prescribed by clinicians to individuals who meet the criteria for the target disorder
Automated Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- Service users receive automated, internet delivered, cognitive behavior therapy (iCBT) using an illustrated story of a recovering individual, coupled with offline homework tasks
- iCBT teaches the patient/client to recognize the symptoms of the disorder and to control of dysfunctional thoughts, emotions and behaviors typical of each disorder
Responsibilities of Clinician
- System sends the treating clinician an email alert about people whose symptoms worsen to intervene with face-to-face therapy if needed
- Delivered as part of a stepped care model leaving the clinician time to provide face-to-face therapy for those that do not recover following iCBT