1. Development of RESTORE: an online intervention to improve mental health symptoms associated with COVID-19-related traumatic and extreme stressors.
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Trottier, Kathryn, Monson, Candice M., Kaysen, Debra, Wagner, Anne C., Pun, Carson, and Abbey, Susan E.
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MENTAL illness , *MEDICAL personnel , *PSYCHOTHERAPY , *POST-traumatic stress disorder , *EVIDENCE-based psychotherapy , *COVID-19 pandemic - Abstract
Frontline healthcare workers, recovered COVID+ patients who had severe illness, and close others of COVID+ patients who have recovered or died are at risk for clinical levels of mental health symptoms in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. RESTORE (Recovering from Extreme Stressors Through Online Resources and E-health) was specifically designed for this context. RESTORE is a transdiagnostic guided online intervention adapted from evidence-based cognitive-behavioural therapies. RESTORE was designed to address depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms associated with exposure to COVID-19-related traumatic and extreme stressors, and to overcome multiple barriers to accessing psychotherapies. This paper describes the intervention components and platform, as well as the principles used to develop RESTORE. Current research and future directions in developing and testing RESTORE are outlined. Preliminary data from an initial uncontrolled trial evaluating RESTORE in frontline healthcare workers is highly promising. We believe RESTORE has great potential to provide accessible, evidence-based psychological intervention to those in great need. RESTORE is a transdiagnostic online intervention adapted from evidence-based cognitive-behavioural therapies designed to address mental health symptoms related to exposure to COVID-19-related traumatic and extreme stressors, and to overcome barriers to accessing psychotherapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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