Beating the Blues
We are pleased to offer ‘Beating the Blues’ a Computer based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. The programme was developed by Ultrarsis UK in collaboration with The Institute of Psychiatry under the auspices of Dr Judy Proudfoot.
Beating the Blues has been through Independent randomized control trials which have been published in the British Journal of Psychiatry and demonstrate Beating the Blues is an effective treatment for anxiety and depression. In a further open study 9 out of 10 patients stated they would recommend Beating the Blues to others and over half suggested it was better than other treatments they had previously received.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence UK (NICE) recommend Beating the Blues for the treatment of mild to moderate depression. The programme is now used in over 400 sites including The National Health Service, GP Surgeries and other primary Health locations.
The programme is also now being offered in The United States, Canada, Australia and now here in New Zealand.
How does it work?
Beating the Blues is an eight session self help treatment designed for use by patients with no previous computer experience. During the sessions Users will identify specific problems and realistic treatment goals.
They work through cognitive modules which focus on the identification and challenge of automatic thoughts, thinking errors distractions core beliefs and attribution styles. Interwoven with these cognitive elements are problem directed behavioral components where patients can work on any two of activity scheduling, problem solving, graded exposure task breakdown or sleep management according to their specific problems. The final module looks at action planning and relapse prevention.
Beating the Blues uses interactive modules, animations and voice-overs to motivate and engage the user. A major feature is a series of filmed case studies of fictional patients who model the symptoms of anxiety and depression which help demonstrate the treatment of cognitive behavioral therapy.
