Dr. Bedrosian to Present at Self-Help Internet Symposium

New Orleans, LA - On Saturday, August 12, 2006, Dr. Bedrosian, founder and president of Massachusetts-based MySelfHelp.com, will give a presentation entitled Family of Self-Help Internet Programs at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel. His presentation is part of a symposium hosted by the Division of Media Psychology of the American Psychological Association. MySelfHelp.com is a user-friendly, interactive website that has received endorsement and the support of significant grants from the National Institute of Mental Health. The self-help site, which provides mental health programs to be used as supplements to therapy, specializes in such mental health problems as depression, insomnia, bulimia, guilt, and grief.

Dr. Bedrosian’s presentation will illustrate the efforts of cyber-developers to create a group of Internet-based self-help programs addressing a wide range of mental health problems and other psychological issues. Dr. Bedrosian will also demonstrate exercises directed at users suffering from specific mental health problems, such as binge eating. He will explain the details of the evolution of the psychological programs, and the integration of these programs into patients’ current treatments. Dr. Bedrosian will present data that exhibits the effectiveness of the programs for depression, eating disorders, and insomnia. To that end he will discuss the issues surrounding safety, ethics, and other clinical considerations that emerge as a result of the widespread usage of such self-help programs.

About MySelfHelp.com

As the world’s premier site for online self-help resources and tools, MySelfHelp.com consists of a growing family of highly interactive, easy-to-use programs featuring user-customizable exercises and resources designed to speed recovery and promote well being. MySelfHelp.com programs are currently being recommended by healthcare professionals and used by healthcare organizations and individuals in 48 countries throughout the world.

The MySelfHelp.com growing family of programs also includes Defeating Depression, Stress Management, Conquer Insomnia, Stop Binge Eating, Take Control of Bulimia, Coping with Grief, Working on Low Self-Esteem, Help for Compulsive Shopping, Overcoming Guilt, Caring for Your Loved One (eating disorders) and Hope for HIV and Depression. The programs were developed in part through grants from the National Institute of Mental Health. Recent research on depression, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and insomnia indicates that use of MySelfHelp.com programs results in significant improvements.

MySelfHelp.com is staffed by a team of highly experienced and reputable health care professionals who are devoted to helping people improve the quality of their lives.

More information can be found at www.MySelfHelp.com or by writing to info@MySelfHelp.com.

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