Health Professionals

High Quality Mental Health Programs for Your Clients

Welcome to e-hub Health's dedicated resource centre for health professionals. Our evidence-based self-help programs can complement your practice, empowering clients with effective tools for managing mental health.

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e-hub Health’s online programs were originally developed and evaluated over 15 years by e-mental health researchers at the Australian National University. Guided by scientific evidence, clinical guidelines and ethical standards, our services are accredited by Australian National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health (NSQDMH) Standards.

e-hub Health's Self-Guided Programs

Uses cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) to teach self-help skills. Modules include interactive exercises, workbooks, self-assessment quizzes, and downloadable relaxation tracks.

Designed for users 16-25 years, but effective for adults of all ages.

moodgym

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More extensive than moodgym with tools to help depression, generalised anxiety and social anxiety, as well as ways to cope with significant life events (divorce, separation, grief and loss).

Suitable for adult users.

e-couch

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Information about what depression feels like, how it is diagnosed, scientific evidence for different treatments, and where you can get help.

Also offers a screening test for depression and anxiety.

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Therapists can use e-hub Health Programs in 4 Ways

Adjunct to other therapies

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moodgym and e-couch can be incorporated as an adjunct to individual or group therapy.

Therapists may work through the program in a structured manner, discussing the material with a client in detail as part of therapy, or choose to use specific parts of the program most relevant to their client's situation.

The e-hub Health Clinician Manual has detailed information to support the use of the programs as an adjunct to clinical practice. See the e-hub Assist Resource Centre.

Guided self-help

Guided self-help occurs when an individual works through the program as a self-help intervention, but stays in touch with a supporter who understands the program. The supporter can assist the program user in finding other forms of help as necessary.

Guided self-help is different to therapy, because the main treatment is the program itself, rather than another person.

Self help

e-hub Health self-help programs can be used by individuals who want to learn strategies for managing common mental health challenges such as anxiety and depression.

The programs are self-directed and users are given tailored feedback about their symptom levels, including information about whether the program is appropriate for their situation. They are also provided with detailed information about how to access other sources of help, including emergency and crisis help.

Symptom prevention & building resilience

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e-hub Health self-help programs can be used to build resilience, promote wellbeing and help prevent the development of symptoms.

moodgym in particular was designed with this purpose in mind, and research has indicated that it can be useful in preventing depression and adolescents and university students.

e-hub Assist Resource Centre

Below you'll find the e-hub Health Clinician Manual, program handouts and email templates to facilitate client referrals.

Clinician Manual

The Clinician Manual is for clinicians who wish to use e-hub Health's programs as an adjunct to their own clinical practice.

The Clinician Manual provides:

An overview of e-hub Health.
Information about moodgym and e-couch, including target users and evidence of effectiveness.
Details of the programs, including descriptions of module content and exercises, and considerations for use.
Details of symptom screening and other assessments used in e-hub Health’s programs and the tailored feedback provided to users based on their scores.

DOWNLOAD CLINICIAN MANUAL (44.4MB)

Program handouts

e-hub Health’s product information sheets are designed to be shared with your clients, and provide detailed information in a simple Q&A format.

Click below to download these guides based on the template endorsed by the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Healthcare.

Referral email templates

It can be useful to email relevant program details directly to your client.

Click below to view pre-written content which you can copy and paste into an email.

What is the difference between moodgym & e-couch?

moodgym structure

moodgym is a highly structured, 5-module program that integrates mental health literacy, assessments, and self-help strategies.

Users work through the program in a linear sequence and are required to complete quizzes in each module in order to continue.

Once users complete each module, the program saves the content and quiz scores, so the user can track their progress over time.

moodgym interventions

moodgym was originally designed as a depression prevention program for young people aged 16 to 25 years old.

The program primarily provides cognitive behaviour therapy skills for depression, as well as activity scheduling, relaxation therapy, and a simple problem-solving technique.

Although originally designed for depressive symptoms, the interventions have also been shown to be effective in preventing and reducing anxiety symptoms (see moodgym research evidence).

moodgym pros & cons

Some users enjoy the structured learning environment of moodgym and the rapid introduction of cognitive self-help strategies. Others may wish to choose between different skills and modules designed to address a wider range of symptoms.

For these users, e-couch may be more suitable as it offers a broader range of self-help options and provides initial educational material to help users make informed choices.

Adults older than 25 years may find the examples used in moodgym are not relevant to their current life situation. However, the program has been used by adults of all ages, and has been extensively evaluated and found to be effective in older age groups.

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e-couch structure

e-couch is a dynamic, open-ended program with 5 discrete topics: (1) depression (2) generalised anxiety disorder (3) social anxiety (4) relationship breakdown (5) bereavement

Each program has an information module with details about the area of concern, an overview of the evidence base for interventions, and self-help modules tailored to these 5 conditions or situations.

Users of e-couch are required to complete some quizzes after registration and feedback is provided about the user's symptom levels. Users can choose which programs to work with, and can access the modules in any order.

e-couch in use social anxiety in social situations

e-couch interventions

e-couch provides mental health literacy and interventions tailored for the 5 areas listed above, and includes cognitive behaviour therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, problem solving, physical activity, relaxation therapy, exposure therapy, attention practice, social skills training, and anger management.

e-couch pros & cons

Some people enjoy the greater diversity of material within e-couch and the freedom of movement, which allows users to choose the program and toolkits they would like to access. moodgym might be more beneficial for people who prefer a structured, linear approach that moves immediately into interventions.

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Research evidence

All e-hub Health's programs have been evaluated for effectiveness through randomised controlled trials by various research institutions and independent researchers.

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High Quality Mental Health Programs for Your Clients