Climategp.tv

www.climategp.tv is a suite of web based programs to help people manage their chronic disorders under the supervision of their clinician. There are courses for people with anxiety (panic, social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder), arthritis, asthma, breast cancer, depression, diabetes, heart failure, stress incontinence and for dementia carers. Each course consists of an illustrated story line of a person learning to manage that disorder, coupled with written text about the disorder and lifestyle changes that should be made by people with that disorder. Supervision by clinicans is used to enhance adherence to the programs.

Access to climatgp programs is initially free but ongoing subscriptions cost clinicians $100 pa for unlimited use of the programs and the professional education courses.

Only one in five people with social phobia summon up courage to seek help and less than half who do get appropriate treatment. Accordingly we have modified the social phobia program from Climategp for use independently of clinician supervision. See www.shyness.tv.

Edited by Gavin Andrews 2007