Mental Health in the Digital Age

Sheri Bauman is Professor Emerita in the College of Education at the University of Arizona, USA. She is the author of Special Topics for Helping Professionals and Cyberbullying: What Counsellors Need to Know, and is lead editor of Principles of Cyberbullying Research: Definition, Measures, and Methods.Ian Rivers is Associate Principal and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Strathclyde, UK. He has a background in education and psychology, particularly the study of forms of discrimination and bullying behaviour.

“This book is a must-read for academics, scholars, psychologists, psychiatrists, and professionals working in the area of self-assessment and treatment of mental problems. Many of the references in the book are recent since it covers studies on the COVID-19 pandemic, which makes the book worthwhile reading.” (Lalit Saxena, Computing Reviews, April 24, 2024)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Mental Health Online: Fact or Fiction?.-3. Mental Health Treatment Online.- 4. Social Media and Forms of Connectedness.- 5. Digital Aggression, Cyberbullying, and the Impact of COVID-19.- 6. Information Overload and Zoom Fatigue.- 7. Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and Online Games.- 8. “The Self” Online.- 9. Conclusion.