five people have a mental health problem right this moment
right this moment
right this moment that’s 1.5 billion people how many of
that’s 1.5 billion people how many of
that’s 1.5 billion people how many of them do you think will get any help from
them do you think will get any help from
them do you think will get any help from a mental health professional for the
a mental health professional for the
a mental health professional for the next 12 months in a Western world it’s
next 12 months in a Western world it’s
next 12 months in a Western world it’s about 10% they’re just not enough health
about 10% they’re just not enough health
about 10% they’re just not enough health professionals to help everybody so take
professionals to help everybody so take
professionals to help everybody so take one example panic attacks it’s an
one example panic attacks it’s an
one example panic attacks it’s an anxiety disorder it it happens out of
anxiety disorder it it happens out of
anxiety disorder it it happens out of the blue you get intense fear your heart
the blue you get intense fear your heart
the blue you get intense fear your heart is racing
is racing
is racing you start shivering it’s difficult to
you start shivering it’s difficult to
you start shivering it’s difficult to breathe
breathe
breathe many think they will become crazy or I
many think they will become crazy or I
many think they will become crazy or I will die it kind of destroys your life
will die it kind of destroys your life
will die it kind of destroys your life because you start to avoid normal
because you start to avoid normal
because you start to avoid normal activities because you’re afraid when
activities because you’re afraid when
activities because you’re afraid when will it will happen again it takes on
will it will happen again it takes on
will it will happen again it takes on average seven years before you get any
average seven years before you get any
average seven years before you get any treatment from the start of the symptoms
treatment from the start of the symptoms
treatment from the start of the symptoms and then this for this for something
and then this for this for something
and then this for this for something that you could treat yourself in just
that you could treat yourself in just
that you could treat yourself in just weeks if you just knew what to do mental
weeks if you just knew what to do mental
weeks if you just knew what to do mental health professionals are well aware of
health professionals are well aware of
health professionals are well aware of this treatment gap so they tried to do a
this treatment gap so they tried to do a
this treatment gap so they tried to do a lot of different things to scale it up
lot of different things to scale it up
lot of different things to scale it up and most notable they’ve done it with
and most notable they’ve done it with
and most notable they’ve done it with the self-help books so they tried to
the self-help books so they tried to
the self-help books so they tried to create books that mannequin can use and
create books that mannequin can use and
create books that mannequin can use and but they’re not really that engaging
but they’re not really that engaging
but they’re not really that engaging it’s kind of like one size fits none and
it’s kind of like one size fits none and
it’s kind of like one size fits none and and the recent years they have been
and the recent years they have been
and the recent years they have been development of apps trying to use the
development of apps trying to use the
development of apps trying to use the internet but they kind of do the same
internet but they kind of do the same
internet but they kind of do the same thing that scanned books and they put it
thing that scanned books and they put it
thing that scanned books and they put it online it’s not really engaging it and
online it’s not really engaging it and
online it’s not really engaging it and it just helps a fraction of people so
it just helps a fraction of people so
it just helps a fraction of people so it’s not as good as cycles
it’s not as good as cycles
it’s not as good as cycles I think it’s time for psychology to take
I think it’s time for psychology to take
I think it’s time for psychology to take a leap into a new world to use
a leap into a new world to use
a leap into a new world to use technology to try to use the engaging
technology to try to use the engaging
technology to try to use the engaging technologies that we all know and try to
technologies that we all know and try to
technologies that we all know and try to integrate that with internet assisted
integrate that with internet assisted
integrate that with internet assisted treatment what if we could create
treatment what if we could create
treatment what if we could create internet treatments that were as
internet treatments that were as
internet treatments that were as engaging as Facebook what if we could
engaging as Facebook what if we could
engaging as Facebook what if we could reach out to all those in a treatment to
reach out to all those in a treatment to
reach out to all those in a treatment to really help them so I created an auto
really help them so I created an auto
really help them so I created an auto tool together with a few engineers and
tool together with a few engineers and
tool together with a few engineers and mental health professionals and we’re a
mental health professionals and we’re a
mental health professionals and we’re a small community who are developing
small community who are developing
small community who are developing different interventions with activities
different interventions with activities
different interventions with activities techniques and homework that you can do
techniques and homework that you can do
techniques and homework that you can do online and the group has secreted quite
online and the group has secreted quite
online and the group has secreted quite a few internet programs for gambling for
a few internet programs for gambling for
a few internet programs for gambling for depression anxiety fear of seeing blood
depression anxiety fear of seeing blood
depression anxiety fear of seeing blood and they’re seeing someone who’s created
and they’re seeing someone who’s created
and they’re seeing someone who’s created a computer game addiction program
a computer game addiction program
a computer game addiction program delivered by computer so imagine one day
delivered by computer so imagine one day
delivered by computer so imagine one day that you get suddenly intense chest pain
that you get suddenly intense chest pain
that you get suddenly intense chest pain you’re wondering could it be a heart
you’re wondering could it be a heart
you’re wondering could it be a heart attack it’s really scary right so I call
attack it’s really scary right so I call
attack it’s really scary right so I call an ambulance and at the hospital they’ll
an ambulance and at the hospital they’ll
an ambulance and at the hospital they’ll do a bunch of tests they’ll check ECG
do a bunch of tests they’ll check ECG
do a bunch of tests they’ll check ECG blood samples CT angiography and whatnot
blood samples CT angiography and whatnot
blood samples CT angiography and whatnot in about 20% of the cases they will find
in about 20% of the cases they will find
in about 20% of the cases they will find a heart problem or another underlying
a heart problem or another underlying
a heart problem or another underlying physical problem for those patient they
physical problem for those patient they
physical problem for those patient they will get quite expensive treatment but
will get quite expensive treatment but
will get quite expensive treatment but they have their health bill on average
they have their health bill on average
they have their health bill on average be improved or the next year and their
be improved or the next year and their
be improved or the next year and their life equality will also be improved for
life equality will also be improved for
life equality will also be improved for the rest part the 80% they will not find
the rest part the 80% they will not find
the rest part the 80% they will not find anything so they will send you home
anything so they will send you home
anything so they will send you home often the same day
under an arrest part it’s really strange
under an arrest part it’s really strange because their health for next year will
because their health for next year will
because their health for next year will get worse they will actually spend
get worse they will actually spend
get worse they will actually spend almost as much health resources on the
almost as much health resources on the
almost as much health resources on the next year as the heart patients and they
next year as the heart patients and they
next year as the heart patients and they will spend it on treatment that really
will spend it on treatment that really
will spend it on treatment that really doesn’t work for them they should have
doesn’t work for them they should have
doesn’t work for them they should have told you that in the ambulance that hope
told you that in the ambulance that hope
told you that in the ambulance that hope you have a heart problem it turns out
you have a heart problem it turns out
you have a heart problem it turns out that a big portion of this rest group
that a big portion of this rest group
that a big portion of this rest group have panic attacks and they are right
have panic attacks and they are right
have panic attacks and they are right there in the beginning and many don’t
there in the beginning and many don’t
there in the beginning and many don’t even know about it yet they have years
even know about it yet they have years
even know about it yet they have years before they’re gonna see someone like me
before they’re gonna see someone like me
before they’re gonna see someone like me so we thought a bit about that and we
so we thought a bit about that and we
so we thought a bit about that and we said to gather a group and we created a
said to gather a group and we created a
said to gather a group and we created a chest pain program so we focus on chest
chest pain program so we focus on chest
chest pain program so we focus on chest pain not on panic attacks and it’s a
pain not on panic attacks and it’s a
pain not on panic attacks and it’s a six-week internet delivered program
six-week internet delivered program
six-week internet delivered program which you get the first part right
which you get the first part right
which you get the first part right before you are released from the
before you are released from the
before you are released from the hospital and you get homework and
hospital and you get homework and
hospital and you get homework and activities to do and each week a
activities to do and each week a
activities to do and each week a friendly doctor will call you for five
friendly doctor will call you for five
friendly doctor will call you for five minutes and ask you how your or how your
minutes and ask you how your or how your
minutes and ask you how your or how your week went and how had you did you have
week went and how had you did you have
week went and how had you did you have any problems with the homework and how
any problems with the homework and how
any problems with the homework and how work is really just the physical
work is really just the physical
work is really just the physical activity even if you have chest pain so
activity even if you have chest pain so
activity even if you have chest pain so it’s an exposure therapy what we
it’s an exposure therapy what we
it’s an exposure therapy what we psychologists would call it and it
psychologists would call it and it
psychologists would call it and it worked really well you know our pilot a
worked really well you know our pilot a
worked really well you know our pilot a pilot we had eighty percent who in those
pilot we had eighty percent who in those
pilot we had eighty percent who in those six weeks had either completely the
six weeks had either completely the
six weeks had either completely the symptoms were completely gone or they
symptoms were completely gone or they
symptoms were completely gone or they were on the way on the trail of being
were on the way on the trail of being
were on the way on the trail of being getting rid of the symptoms and it also
getting rid of the symptoms and it also
getting rid of the symptoms and it also helps up for the long term for one year
helps up for the long term for one year
helps up for the long term for one year measurement and I think there are a lot
measurement and I think there are a lot
measurement and I think there are a lot of opportunities in mental health care
of opportunities in mental health care
of opportunities in mental health care where we could detect problems
where we could detect problems
where we could detect problems long long long before we actually see
long long long before we actually see
long long long before we actually see them as therapists and I think both in
them as therapists and I think both in
them as therapists and I think both in healthcare or by searching Google we
healthcare or by searching Google we
healthcare or by searching Google we should seek ways to reach out to people
should seek ways to reach out to people
should seek ways to reach out to people and help them with Internet treatment
and help them with Internet treatment
and help them with Internet treatment and I believe that could be part of
and I believe that could be part of
and I believe that could be part of reaching or closing that treatment gap
reaching or closing that treatment gap
reaching or closing that treatment gap that we all have problems of fixing
that we all have problems of fixing
that we all have problems of fixing thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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