Considering The Use of Mobile Application in Psychotherapy within The Framework of Ethics

Technological developments have enabled the use of online methods and mobile applications as a form of communication in clinical applications. The rapid increase and use of mobile health technology applications have not only provided many functions to be integrated into psychotherapy but also caused...

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Main Author: Buse SENCAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Muhammed Yıldız 2021-12-01
Series:Yaşam Becerileri Psikoloji Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2063776
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description Technological developments have enabled the use of online methods and mobile applications as a form of communication in clinical applications. The rapid increase and use of mobile health technology applications have not only provided many functions to be integrated into psychotherapy but also caused the emergence of new ethical implications for the use of these applications. There are no ethical guidelines or laws regarding the use of these mobile mental health applications integrated into the psychotherapy process. In this context, in the light of the relevant literature, the usage areas of mobile applications in psychotherapy were mentioned and the ethical consequences and dilemmas of using mobile applications in psychotherapy have been reviewed. These ethical implications are classified under the headings of confidentiality and data security, competence, and informed consent. Within the scope of this article, the use of mobile (mental) health applications in psychotherapy are handled within the framework of ethical rules, and it is aimed to determine the ethical problems that may be caused by the use of mobile applications in psychotherapy and to determine the points to be considered preventing the emergence of problems. Mobile health applications are used for various purposes in the psychotherapy process/clinical applications, for evaluation of symptoms, psycho-education, and monitoring of treatment progress. It seems so important for professionals considering using mobile health applications as a part of their psychotherapy applications to consider the possible ethical issues caused by mobile application use. Within this scope in this article various suggestions are given for the ethical issues that may arise from the use of mobile applications in psychotherapy, which are discussed under the titles of confidentiality and data security, competence and informed consent.
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spelling doaj.art-e91a55b8974e4d8da5c0d42a84c828372023-02-15T16:16:03ZengMuhammed YıldızYaşam Becerileri Psikoloji Dergisi2587-15362021-12-0151013314010.31461/ybpd.1019155Considering The Use of Mobile Application in Psychotherapy within The Framework of EthicsBuse SENCANTechnological developments have enabled the use of online methods and mobile applications as a form of communication in clinical applications. The rapid increase and use of mobile health technology applications have not only provided many functions to be integrated into psychotherapy but also caused the emergence of new ethical implications for the use of these applications. There are no ethical guidelines or laws regarding the use of these mobile mental health applications integrated into the psychotherapy process. In this context, in the light of the relevant literature, the usage areas of mobile applications in psychotherapy were mentioned and the ethical consequences and dilemmas of using mobile applications in psychotherapy have been reviewed. These ethical implications are classified under the headings of confidentiality and data security, competence, and informed consent. Within the scope of this article, the use of mobile (mental) health applications in psychotherapy are handled within the framework of ethical rules, and it is aimed to determine the ethical problems that may be caused by the use of mobile applications in psychotherapy and to determine the points to be considered preventing the emergence of problems. Mobile health applications are used for various purposes in the psychotherapy process/clinical applications, for evaluation of symptoms, psycho-education, and monitoring of treatment progress. It seems so important for professionals considering using mobile health applications as a part of their psychotherapy applications to consider the possible ethical issues caused by mobile application use. Within this scope in this article various suggestions are given for the ethical issues that may arise from the use of mobile applications in psychotherapy, which are discussed under the titles of confidentiality and data security, competence and informed consent.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2063776ethicsmobile applicationsmobile health applications
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Considering The Use of Mobile Application in Psychotherapy within The Framework of Ethics
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ethics
mobile applications
mobile health applications
title Considering The Use of Mobile Application in Psychotherapy within The Framework of Ethics
title_full Considering The Use of Mobile Application in Psychotherapy within The Framework of Ethics
title_fullStr Considering The Use of Mobile Application in Psychotherapy within The Framework of Ethics
title_full_unstemmed Considering The Use of Mobile Application in Psychotherapy within The Framework of Ethics
title_short Considering The Use of Mobile Application in Psychotherapy within The Framework of Ethics
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mobile health applications
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