Dr. Christopher Beevers talks about digital intervention as a treatment option for people who experience depression and other mental challenges. He shares about deprexis®, a digital depression therapy program, and how this web-based software for depression uses techniques similar to what you’d experience with a healthcare provider. Dr. Beevers views most digital interventions as candidates for first-line treatment. They will not replace medication or traditional therapy. But it’s just another kind of treatment option that is more accessible to people. He believes a platform like deprexis® is less threatening because people don’t have to open up to another human being and worry about being judged. Dr. Christopher Beevers is a Professor (Department of Psychology, the University of Texas at Austin) and Professor and Director of the Institute for Mental Health Research. Dr. Beevers enjoys playing tennis, bike riding, and hiking but not at the same time. What you will learn from this episode: 01:56 - What Dr. Beevers is Obsessed With 04:29 - What You Need to Know About Clinical Depression 06:38 - Deprexis - Digital Intervention 10:03 - Therapies that Work These Days 13:18 - Dr. Beevers’ Backstory 17:05 - Depression Stigma Shift 19:57 - Signs of Depression to Watch Out 21:26 - Lightning Round Resources Mentioned: deprexis® - https://us.deprexis.com Mental health treatment options - https://onemindpsyberguide.org Internet intervention: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2774861 Guidelines for treatment of Depression: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg90/ifp/chapter/Your-care Learn More About Dr. Christopher G. Beevers: Web Resource: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=p8tW9IwAAAAJ Web Resource: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4480-0902 See What Your Obsessed Girls Are Doing and Send Us Feedback! CROWN AND COMPASS | Linktree - https://linktr.ee/crownandcompassgirls Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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