Online interventions have been firmly shown to be as efficient to treat several mental disorders as face-to-face psychotherapy. However, empirically validated online interventions are still very scarce in French, and to our knowledge, no such intervention exists to support people struggling with grief and separation. The present project aims to develop and test such an self-help online intervention, based on an existing German program developed at the University of Bern (LIVIA). It will be proposed in an unguided form, and with the following innovations aimed at fostering adherence and efficiency:
- A focus on personal resources and hope induction
- Innovative ways to foster relationships and support
- Interactive content and design of the website
- A forum to promote peer-support
- Automated e-mail support
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The present project is part of the IP212 of the NCCR LIVES and has been granted a 4-year funding by the Swiss National Science Foundation
Team
Prof. Valentino Pomini
Liliane Efinger, PhD student
Maya Kheyar, PhD student
Mihaela Moga, student-assistant
Collaborators
Dr. Jeannette Brodbeck, University of Bern
Prof. Thomas Berger, University of Bern
Prof. Hansjörg Znoj, University of Bern
Tanja Bellier-Teichmann, PhD, Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève
Involved Master students
Currently:
Carolina Bodmer, Laure Bongard, Adrien Bornet, Mathieu Frossard, Nathanael Joye, Elena Gervasoni, Patricia Giobbi, Mihaela Moga, Priscilla Schatzer, Mélissa Roy
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