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Novel treatment for dissociative disorders : Combining eHealth interventions and transdiagnostic factors for the treatment of dissociative disorders : A scoping review with a focus on depersonalization-derealization disorder
Meijerink, M.J.G. (2023) Novel treatment for dissociative disorders : Combining eHealth interventions and transdiagnostic factors for the treatment of dissociative disorders : A scoping review with a focus on depersonalization-derealization disorder.
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| Abstract: | Dissociation as a phenomenon is poorly understood. As a result, evidence for treatment regarding dissociative disorders (DD) is limited. The problems regarding treatment of DD can be illustrated by examining current issues concerning depersonalization-derealization disorder (DDD). Review of these problems indicates the need for novel treatment modalities, such as eHealth interventions. There is increasing evidence that mental disorders are better understood transdiagnostically. Combining eHealth interventions and transdiagnostic factors of DD might be a worthwhile endeavor. The first goal of the current study is to examine what potential effective treatment is for DD, specifically depersonalization-derealization disorder. The second goal is to identify the transdiagnostic factors of DD. The end goal is to assess whether transdiagnostic factors of DD can be targeted for treatment via eHealth. Scoping review. Online databases and gray literature sources were used to identify 23 sources after the full database screening process. The data was synthesized through a frequency count of the data and a basic content analysis. Results: Through the frequency count only one study was examined pertaining to the effectiveness of eHealth intervention. Through the frequency count five studies were examined related to transdiagnostic factors of DD. One of the five extracted transdiagnostic factors was new compared to the other 25 transdiagnostic factor identified via the basic content analysis. A total of 25 transdiagnostic factors were established. Whether transdiagnostic factors can be targeted for treatment for DD via eHealth cannot be derived conclusively from the findings, as no studies target the identified transdiagnostic factors of DD via eHealth. This scoping review provides the first preliminary evidence that eHealth interventions are not examined for the treatment of DD, including depersonalization-derealization disorder. This scoping review provides further evidence that there exist many transdiagnostic factors which can potentially be targeted for treatment of DD via eHealth. The findings do not currently support combining eHealth interventions and DD. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology MSc (66604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/97270 |
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