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European Psychiatric Association (EPA) guidance on the quality of eMental health interventions in the treatment of psychotic disorders

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The main aim was to develop recommendations on eMental health interventions for the treatment of psychotic disorders. A systematic literature search on eMental health interventions was performed, and 24 articles about interventions in psychotic disorders were retrieved and systematically assessed for their quality. Studies were characterized by a large heterogeneity with regard to study type, sample sizes, interventions and outcome measures. Five graded recommendations were developed dealing with the feasibility of eMental health interventions, beneficial effects of psychoeducation, preliminary results of clinical efficacy, the need of moderation in peer support eMental health groups and the need to develop quality standards.

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    1. Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany

      Wolfgang Gaebel, Isabell Großimlinghaus, Ariane Kerst, Andrea Hinsche-Böckenholt & Jürgen Zielasek

    2. LVR Institute for Healthcare Research, LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf, Bergische Landstr. 2, 40629, Düsseldorf, Germany

      Wolfgang Gaebel, Isabell Großimlinghaus & Jürgen Zielasek

    3. WHO Collaborating Center for Quality Assurance and Empowerment in Mental Health, Düsseldorf, Germany

      Wolfgang Gaebel, Isabell Großimlinghaus & Jürgen Zielasek

    4. GAMIAN-Europe, Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Networks in Europe, Brussels, Belgium

      Yoram Cohen

    5. European Federation of Associations of Families of People with Mental Illness, Louvain, Belgium

      Bert Johnson

    6. Little Prince Psychiatric Center, Copenhagen, Denmark

      Davor Mucic

    7. Trimbos Instituut, Utrecht, The Netherlands

      Ionela Petrea

    8. Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany

      Wulf Rössler

    9. University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

      Wulf Rössler

    10. Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College, London, UK

      Graham Thornicroft

    11. WFMH, World Federation for Mental Health, Occoquan, USA

      Yoram Cohen

    12. Enosh, the Israeli Mental Health Association, Kfar Saba, Israel

      Yoram Cohen

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    Gaebel, W., Großimlinghaus, I., Kerst, A. et al. European Psychiatric Association (EPA) guidance on the quality of eMental health interventions in the treatment of psychotic disorders. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 266, 125–137 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-016-0677-6

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