Development of a graphic medicine-enabled social media-based intervention for youth social anxiety

Rice, S; O'Bree, B; Wilson, M; McEnery, C; Lim, MH; Hamilton, M; Gleeson, J; Bendall, S; D'Alfonso, S; Russon, P; Valentine, L; Cagliarini, D; Howell, S; Miles, C; Pearson, M; Álvarez‐Jiménez, M

Development of a graphic medicine-enabled social media-based intervention for youth social anxiety

Rice, S O'Bree, B Wilson, M McEnery, C Lim, MH Hamilton, M Gleeson, J Bendall, S D'Alfonso, S Russon, P

Valentine, L Cagliarini, D Howell, S Miles, C Pearson, M Álvarez‐Jiménez, M

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Citation:: Clinical Psychologist, 2021, 25, (2), pp. 140-152
Issue Date:: 2021-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Rice, S
dc.contributor.author	O'Bree, B
dc.contributor.author	Wilson, M
dc.contributor.author	McEnery, C
dc.contributor.author	Lim, MH
dc.contributor.author	Hamilton, M
dc.contributor.author	Gleeson, J
dc.contributor.author	Bendall, S
dc.contributor.author	D'Alfonso, S
dc.contributor.author	Russon, P https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7899-7451
dc.contributor.author	Valentine, L
dc.contributor.author	Cagliarini, D
dc.contributor.author	Howell, S
dc.contributor.author	Miles, C
dc.contributor.author	Pearson, M
dc.contributor.author	Álvarez‐Jiménez, M
dc.date.accessioned	2021-11-04T20:38:33Z
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dc.date.issued	2021-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Clinical Psychologist, 2021, 25, (2), pp. 140-152
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dc.description.abstract	Objective: The objective of the Entourage project was to develop an innovative digital mental health intervention addressing key barriers experienced by young people in accessing evidence‐based therapy for social anxiety. In particular, Entourage takes a specific focus on reaching young men, given their lower rates of service engagement. Method: This article discusses the theoretical underpinnings, therapeutic mechanisms, persuasive technology elements, and development process of a novel approach incorporating graphic medicine, clinical and peer support, and social networking. Results: Based on an integrated cognitive model of social anxiety disorder and consistent with the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), a novel digital intervention for social anxiety was developed (Entourage). Using the moderated online social therapy (MOST) model, Entourage provides young people with a digital strengths‐based platform to overcome social anxiety symptoms. Designed in close partnership with young people with a lived experience of mental ill‐health, and overseen by a steering group of young men, Entourage applies graphic medicine through bespoke therapy comics to help users understand and overcome symptoms. Program e‐mentors (expert clinicians and trained peer workers) work in tandem to maintain engagement, support participant skill acquisition, and promote opportunities for social connectedness. Behavioural experiments and in‐vivo exposure activities facilitate restructuring of maladaptive social anxiety‐focussed cognitions. Conclusions: Entourage represents an innovative approach to managing social anxiety in young people. Intervention elements seek to ensure longer‐term engagement of users, in particular young men, who have unmet service needs. Results of a single‐group clinical trial of Entourage are forthcoming.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis
dc.relation.ispartof	Clinical Psychologist
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dc.subject	1701 Psychology, 1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.title	Development of a graphic medicine-enabled social media-based intervention for youth social anxiety
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Objective: The objective of the Entourage project was to develop an innovative digital mental health intervention addressing key barriers experienced by young people in accessing evidence‐based therapy for social anxiety. In particular, Entourage takes a specific focus on reaching young men, given their lower rates of service engagement. Method: This article discusses the theoretical underpinnings, therapeutic mechanisms, persuasive technology elements, and development process of a novel approach incorporating graphic medicine, clinical and peer support, and social networking. Results: Based on an integrated cognitive model of social anxiety disorder and consistent with the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), a novel digital intervention for social anxiety was developed (Entourage). Using the moderated online social therapy (MOST) model, Entourage provides young people with a digital strengths‐based platform to overcome social anxiety symptoms. Designed in close partnership with young people with a lived experience of mental ill‐health, and overseen by a steering group of young men, Entourage applies graphic medicine through bespoke therapy comics to help users understand and overcome symptoms. Program e‐mentors (expert clinicians and trained peer workers) work in tandem to maintain engagement, support participant skill acquisition, and promote opportunities for social connectedness. Behavioural experiments and in‐vivo exposure activities facilitate restructuring of maladaptive social anxiety‐focussed cognitions. Conclusions: Entourage represents an innovative approach to managing social anxiety in young people. Intervention elements seek to ensure longer‐term engagement of users, in particular young men, who have unmet service needs. Results of a single‐group clinical trial of Entourage are forthcoming.

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