Digital Support for Mental Health Conditions
Previct Care is a digital support tool used in the treatment of mental health conditions, comorbidity, or as enhanced support within LSS/social psychiatric supported housing. The healthcare provider and client work together to create a personalized care plan in Previct Care, and the client downloads the Previct App on their mobile device.
Individual treatment plan for the client
The care provider creates an individual treatment plan to support the client, and via the Previct app the client completes daily tasks and activities, reports on their well-being, feelings, and day in a diary/logbook, and receives the support needed in both everyday challenges and difficult moments.
Inclusive features and digital support
To enhance inclusion, Previct Care offers the option to work with colors, emojis, and simple rating scales. The client can dictate their diary and access short informational videos directly in the app or via external links such as YouTube, among others.
Daily Support at Home
Previct Care enables care and support to be provided in small daily doses in the home environment and performed by the client themselves, all to achieve the goal of “an independent life of their own”.
The healthcare provider and client work together to create a personalized care plan in the Previct Care Portal. The client downloads the Previct App on their mobile device, which is paired with the care portal.
The tool provides healthcare providers with insights into what happens between visits, without increasing the workload. The healthcare provider can follow their clients day by day in a calendar and over time in graphs.
Co-occurring Disorders and Addiction
Mental health conditions and addiction are often interconnected, and comorbidity, meaning having both conditions simultaneously, is relatively common. Individuals with mental health conditions may be more prone to developing addiction, and addiction can in turn worsen mental health conditions.
Comorbidity means that a person simultaneously meets the diagnostic criteria for two or more disorders. Psychiatric comorbidity is common among people with harmful use or dependence. Among people with harmful use or dependence, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and personality disorders are common.
“Previct kan generera både besparingar, mer tillgänglig vård och du kan få nya effekter som du inte kunde se tidigare via vårdportalen. De flesta av våra patienter som har provat Previct har tagit till sig metoden, framför allt de som vi själva trodde kanske skulle ha svårare för det. Personer som har andra komplikationer, som psykisk ohälsa och andra funktionsvariationer. Så för dem har det blivit lättare, att slippa träffa oss varje gång och återkopplingar har blivit bättre och att ge feedback hur man mår, att trycka på en knapp eller använda emojies som svar i stället för att än att skriva en lång historia. Vi får mycket bättre respons från de klientgruppen, som gör att de också får tillgång för den här vården på ett annat sätt. Våra personal har varit väldigt positiva och tycker att vårdportalen är ett roligt sätt att följa klientens utveckling, det blir även väldigt visuellt för behandlaren, att följa ärendet och vara delaktig i realtid i vad som händer. Jag tycker inte man ska vara rädd för att använda det här digitala verktyget, det tar inte bort den fysiska kontakten, du är fortfarande en behandlare, så det är inte så att den personliga kontakten försvinner.”
Gambling Addiction
Previct Care helps the client manage their harmful gambling. The client downloads the Previct App on their mobile device, which is then connected to the healthcare provider’s digital platform, Previct Care Portal. Previct Care provides the client with support and tasks that help combat the urge to gamble on a daily basis. When the client uses the Previct App, information about the client’s habits, triggers, and behavioral patterns is collected. With this information, the healthcare provider can create more individualized and targeted support for the client.
Personalized Support and Relapse Prevention
Through Previct Care, the healthcare provider can get to know their client better, which increases the chances of early detection if a relapse is approaching. Previct Care can be used as enhanced support in the treatment of gambling addiction. Many therapists believe that clients receive help in creating structure in their daily lives, establishing new positive routines, and support when classic cognitive traps arise. Previct Care also functions as support during ongoing CBT, MI, ACT, or CRA treatment.
Gambling Problems as a Public Health Issue
Gambling for money can harm relationships, finances, and health. The problems affect not only the person who gambles, but also family, friends, and society at large.
Gambling addiction can lead to other types of dependence, such as alcohol or drug dependence, as people often seek relief from stress or guilt through additional destructive behaviors. Addictive disorders often share similar underlying causes and patterns.