The Ostrich Community Internet-Cognitive Behavioural Therapy program for distress related to carrying debt : a digital hand to help people to face up to and cope with debt

Dubrow-Marshall, LJ; Smail, D

Abstract

Many individuals struggling with debt will experience associated psychological stress that negatively impacts on both their physical and psychological health (Elliott, 2016). People in debt may be too ashamed to participate in support groups or to seek face to face therapy (Fitch, Hamilton, Bassett, & Davey, 2011) but may welcome the more anonymous help that can be made available through an internet based therapeutic intervention. The Ostrich community internet-cognitive behavioural therapy program was specifically designed to assist individuals with distress related to carrying debt, facilitating them to move out of denial of their financial problems to managing stress symptoms and mobilizing them to be able to cope more effectively with the financial problems. Preliminary outcome studies have demonstrated the feasibility of this approach and its effectiveness.

• Online Publication Date: Nov 30, 2021
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: Dec 3, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 3, 2021
• Pages: 18-36
• Series Title: Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies (APMHBS) Book Series
• Book Title: Digital Innovations for Mental Health Support
• ISBN: 9781799879930-(ebook);-9781799879916-(hardback);-9781799879923-(paperback)
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7991-6.ch002
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7991-6.ch002
• Related Public URLs: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7991-6
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