Hands-off
Hands-off (www.hands-off.net) is an automated online self-help program developed by the authors of this paper to reduce PPU. The program includes a dashboard, a pornography use diary, six treatment modules, and a booster module that were developed to reduce PPU. The program was developed based on the principles of motivational interviewing (Rollnick & Miller, 1995), cognitive-behavioral therapy (Meichenbaum, 1977)[1], mindfulness techniques (Altman, 2014)[2], and “wise” social-psychological interventions (Walton, 2014[3]; Walton & Wilson, 2018[4]; Yeager & Walton, 2011[5]). The modules were created based on previous online interventions developed by the Swiss Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction that effectively reduced substance use, alcohol use, and problematic gambling (Baumgartner et al., 2019[6]; Schaub et al., 2016[7], 2013[8]). The core modules (1–6) must be completed in their intended sequence (i.e., finishing each module unlocks access to the next one). The booster module can be completed one-month after finishing the intervention condition. It was designed to reflect on the difficulties after finishing the program and to motivate the participants further to implement the acquired knowledge in their everyday life. Participants are encouraged to repeat any modules if they feel they need to.
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- ↑ Baumgartner, C., Bilevicius, E., Khazaal, Y., Achab, S., Schaaf, S., Wenger, A., (2019). Efficacy of a web-based self-help tool to reduce problem gambling in Switzerland: Study protocol of a two-armed randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 9(12), e032110. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032110.
- ↑ Schaub, M. P., Blankers, M., Lehr, D., Boss, L., Riper, H., Dekker, J., (2016). Efficacy of an internet-based self-help intervention to reduce co-occurring alcohol misuse and depression symptoms in adults: Study protocol of a three-arm randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 6(5), e011457. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011457.
- ↑ Schaub, M. P., Haug, S., Wenger, A., Berg, O., Sullivan, R., Beck, T., (2013). Can reduce - the effects of chat-counseling and web-based self-help, web-based self-help alone and a waiting list control program on cannabis use in problematic cannabis users: A randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 13(1), 305. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-305.