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Dr Imo Bell

@imo-b.bsky.social
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#NHMRC Senior Research Fellow & Psychologist @orygen @unimelb interested in #smartphones #DigitalHealth #VirtualReality #AI #YoungPeople #MentalHealth her/she

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Dr Imo Bell @imo-b.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Check out our mixed methods experimental study examining a novel third wave virtual reality treatment for youth depression & anxiety. Lots of exciting developments for this therapy recently including a refined application & a hybrid trial in services. Watch this space. mental.jmir.org/2025/1/e70160
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A Virtual Reality–Based Cognitive Defusion Application for Youth Depression and Anxiety: Mixed Methods Experimental Study
Background: Third-wave psychological treatments such as acceptance and commitment therapy can be effective for improving depression and anxiety in youth. However, third-wave therapeutic techniques suc...
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Dr Imo Bell @imo-b.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Our latest publication exploring the value of virtual worlds for supporting youth mental health care. These digital platforms have unique affordances that could boost access, quality and effectiveness for youth people, though caveats remain. www.mdpi.com/2813-2084/4/...
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matteocella.bsky.social @matteocella.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
It is live!! the CREW website including information on Cognitive Remediation best practice from programmes around the world is now available online www.cognitiveremediation.info well done to all involved #cognitiveremediation
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Home | Cognitive Remediation
Cognitive Remediation (CR) improves thinking skills and daily life through structured, evidence-based exercises. Explore how Cognitive Remediation enhances focus, memory, and problem-solving through s...
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Dr Imo Bell @imo-b.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Any Australian researchers know when ANZCRT trial registry will be back up and running? We have a trial needing to start ASAP and the website being down is preventing me from addressing final minor queries.
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Dr Imo Bell @imo-b.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
“There is no evidence that restrictive school policies are associated with overall phone and social media use or better mental wellbeing in adolescents.” - new Lancet paper finds www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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School phone policies and their association with mental wellbeing, phone use, and social media use (SMART Schools): a cross-sectional observational study
There is no evidence that restrictive school policies are associated with overall phone and social media use or better mental wellbeing in adolescents. The findings do not provide evidence to support ...
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Dr Imo Bell @imo-b.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Repetitive negative thinking as a transdiagnostic cognitive process www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Repetitive negative thinking as a transdiagnostic cognitive process - Nature Reviews Psychology
Transdiagnostic approaches to psychopathology are expected to overcome the assessment and treatment limitations of categorical diagnoses. In this Review, Moulds and McEvoy conceptualize repetitive neg...
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Dr Imo Bell @imo-b.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Interesting study exploring active ingredients of #iCBT w factorial design - exposure and psychoed more effective than cog restructuring and attention training (at post but not FU). karger.com/pps/article-...
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Dr Imo Bell @imo-b.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
I feel very strongly we need a high level, regulation focused solution to funding open access publishing. A system in desperate need of disruption.
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Dr Imo Bell @imo-b.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Great critical analysis of the state of psychotherapy research by @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/m...
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Does Therapy Really Work? Let’s Unpack That. (Published 2023)
Research shows that counseling delivers great benefits to many people. But it’s hard to say exactly what that means for you.
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Dr Imo Bell @imo-b.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Some good reading for the new year! www.jmir.org/2024/1/e53187
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Methodological Challenges in Randomized Controlled Trials of mHealth Interventions: Cross-Sectional Survey Study and Consensus-Based Recommendations
Background: Mobile health (mHealth) refers to using mobile communication devices such as smartphones to support health, health care, and public health. mHealth interventions have their own nature and ...
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Dr Imo Bell @imo-b.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Really liking the simplicity of this guide for developing digital interventions - Digital Intervention Development Guide (DID-guide) - by Mertens & Van Gelder. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The DID-guide: A guide to developing digital mental health interventions
The opportunities technology offers for improving mental health have led to a surge in digital interventions. A pivotal step in the development of suc…
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Kylie Maidment @kyliemaidment.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
“Doing therapy your own way” - some great insights …
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Dr Imo Bell @imo-b.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
I’m pleased to share this qualitative study of young people’s experience of Mello, an app for repetitive negative thinking. Fascinating insight into how difficult it is to overcome this thinking process as it’s happening, and the importance of accessible supports. www.jmir.org/2024/1/e63732/
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A Personalized, Transdiagnostic Smartphone App (Mello) Targeting Repetitive Negative Thinking for Depression and Anxiety: Qualitative Analysis of Young People’s Experience
Background: The increasing rates of mental health challenges among young people highlight an urgent need for accessible and effective treatment. However, current mental health systems face unprecedent...
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Dr Imo Bell @imo-b.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Does anyone know if Altmetric captures @bsky.app yet?
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Terry Fleming @terryfleming.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Digital Health people: International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII) 2025 conference astracts now open! Join us in sunny San Diego for all things #digitaheatlh #digitaltheraputics #mHealth #CCBT #HCI #behavioralheatlh isrii.org/isrii-13th-s...
Poster annoucing call for abstracts for ISRII
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Scott Hadland, MD @drscotthadland.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Yes, there is a child health crisis in America. #medsky It is not caused by vaccines or fluoride. It *is* caused by: - Poverty - Inequity - Lack of insurance - Poor access - Food insecurity - Underfunded public health - Insufficient mental health care - Etc. etc. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/h...
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Why Kennedy Sees an ‘Epidemic’ of Chronic Disease Among Children
Trends in child health are in fact worrisome, and scientists welcome a renewed focus on foods and environmental toxins. But vaccines and fluoride are not the cause.
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Seth Andrews @sethandrews.com · 17/11/2024
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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Download our database of 313 different postdoctoral fellowships. For each entry, we provide link to funder, description, amount, deadline, and eligibility criteria (e.g. citizenship). Download our database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
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Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo @kbibbinsdomingo.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Welcome to BlueSky @jamacurrent.bsky.social !! Looking forward to seeing old friends & new at #AHA24 #CardioSky #MedSky
JAMA is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal now on BlueSky
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Dr Imo Bell @imo-b.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Our recently published national survey of public #AI use for #MentalHealth in Australia: ⭐️ 1/3 of public used AI for MH support ⭐️ 40% of clinicians used AI in practice ⭐️ 77% of public and 92% found it beneficial ⭐️ half had experienced risks or harms Read here - mental.jmir.org/2024/1/e60589
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Use of AI in Mental Health Care: Community and Mental Health Professionals Survey
Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) has been increasingly recognised as a potential solution to address mental health service challenges by automating tasks and providing new forms of support. Ob...
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Dr Imo Bell @imo-b.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
My work focuses on using innovative tech like AI, apps & VR to help young ppl w mental illhealth. I spoke w Prof Kim Bullock at Stanford for her Psychiatry XR podcast to discuss the #VR and #YouthMentalHealth field, & my research career path to Orygen Digital www.psychiatryxr.com/imogenb
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Imogen B — Psychiatry XR
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Dr Imo Bell @imo-b.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
A big part of my work is on an app called Mello which I designed, developed and evaluated for young people struggling with worry/rumination. It’s free to download in Australia, evidence based, & built w youth. Check out this post cast I did w eMHprac to learn more! www.emhprac.org.au/resource/s4e7/
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S4E7 | Breaking the cycle of stuck thinking with Mello | eMHprac | E-Mental Health in Practice
“Clinicians out there are in need of tools they can use like this to really bridge that gap between what they talk about with young people in sessions and what they would like them to do in everyday l...
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Dr Imo Bell @imo-b.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I’ll be chatting to Damian Moratti from Liminal VR on all things #VR and #MentalHealth for this Linkdin event on Friday 22 Nov 3pm AEST. Check it out to hear how I’ve approached VR intervention design and development in close collaboration with young people. www.linkedin.com/video/event/...
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The International Consortium on Hallucinations Research @theichr.bsky.social · 29/10/2024
Our chair @aldersonday.bsky.social was quoted in this Guardian Long Read on AVATAR old and new. Congratulations to #ICHR members Tom Craig, Tom Ward, Amy Hardy & @mruscalafell.bsky.social! Amazing work
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Dr Imo Bell @imo-b.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Wow is it refreshing joining @bsky.app and viewing a feed that isn’t full of complete garbage after giving up on Twitter
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