european psychiatric association

Digital Psychiatry

Section committee

VOLPE Umberto VOLPE Umberto , Chair
ERASLAN Defne ERASLAN Defne, Co-Chair
ORSOLINI Laura ORSOLINI Laura, Secretary
GARGOT Thomas GARGOT Thomas, Councillor
OVIDIU EUGEN Alexinschi, First Other Councillor
KRASTEVA Samuela, Second Other Councillor


Section objectives

  1. To favour the application of evidence-based available guidelines on Digital Psychiatry interventions (including e-health, m-health and telemental health interventions; e-psychotherapy; digital psychia
  2. To stimulate the dissemination of scientific knowledge about currently available opportunities of Digital Psychiatry services and applications.
  3. To document new clinical related ideas and concepts in the field of Digital Psychiatry by encouraging mental health professionals to produce original and creative research concerning the use of new te
  4. To implement effective strategies for education and training of the mental health professionals in the field of Digital Psychiatry.
  5. To promote research on digital tools and intervention in mental health care and to ease the creation of research networks on digital psychiatry at the international level.
  6. To ensure the spreading of innovative ideas in the field of digital technology applied to the current needs of mental health care users, caregiovers and providers.
  7. To promote the definition and the application of international standards for the practice of digital psychiatry in Europe.

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