Digital mental health interventions offer opportunities to make care more accessible to a wide range of groups, including vulnerable populations, as well as the general population. Online programmes and apps can reach these groups by reducing obstacles related to time, location, stigma, and availability.
These interventions are often more affordable and easier to access than face-to-face care. People can use them when and where it suits them, which can lower the threshold to seek help. This flexibility also makes digital mental health support suitable for wider use in settings such as universities, workplaces, and communities.
Digital mental health interventions cover a broad range of support, from promoting wellbeing and preventing problems to providing treatment for mental health conditions. They can be used on their own or alongside traditional care, depending on individual needs, showing how technology can support mental health across different stages of care.
In our department, various types of digital technologies are used, such as apps that provide just-in-time adaptive interventions, virtual reality, and online interventions for students. We work on a variety of projects, including the implementation of digital interventions in mental health care settings.
STAFF MEMBERS
- Prof. dr. Annet Kleiboer, Full Professor
- Dr. Tara Donker, Associate Professor
- Dr. Claire van Genugten, Assistant Professor
- Dr. Sascha Struijs, Assistant Professor
- Dr. Marieke Toffolo, Assistant Professor
- Dr. Marketa Ciharova, Research Associate
- Erika van Es, Project Manager
- Veenusha Santchurn, Project Impact Lead
- Arpana Amarnath, PhD Student
- Eline Henrotte, PhD Student
- Michaela Kaneva, PhD Student
- Nursima Nas, PhD Student
- Sevin Ozmen, PhD Student
- Imke Sonneveldt, PhD Student
- Anne van Woezik, PhD Student