Who has developed SAM?
A project team at UWE together with MyOxygen, a software development company, both based in Bristol, UK. The project team includes academics and practitioners with expertise in computer science, human-computer interaction and psychology.
Who has paid for SAM to be developed?
Previously, funding has been provided jointly from the UK Government’s Office for Students and UWE Bristol. We are currently not funded and need community help to maintain and support the app.
Who owns SAM?
SAM is licensed to Mind Garden Technology CIC by the University of the West of England.
How has the self-help content been selected?
All self-help content is informed by established psychological principles. We have aimed to include self-help content that is supported by research, recommended by practitioners and/or rated highly by users. We have tried to offer the self-help options in a variety of formats to suit individual needs and preferences.
What is the evidence for the effectiveness of mental health apps?
There is convincing evidence from clinical studies that the appropriate use of apps can reduce common mental health concerns, particularly with social or professional support. Please contact the project team for further information about effectiveness.
Where do I send enquiries, suggestions or complaints about SAM?
support@mindgarden-tech.co.uk
Follow us on Instagram at @mindgarden_sam
Acknowledgements
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The SAM Project Team and Mind Garden Technology Ltd. would like to thank the following individuals and organisations for giving permission to use links or content:
- The BBC for their article on emotional labour.
- The BBC for their podcast by Derren Brown on stoicism.
- The British Psychological Society for their article on imposter syndrome.
- The British Psychological Society / PsychCrunch for their podcast on psychology
- Fragrant Heart for their collection of meditations.
- Gordon Training International for their article on dealing with inner conflict.
- The Hoffman Institute for their Feelings List.
- Practical Wisdom for their exercise animation.
- PsychCentral for their article on authenticity.
- Gordon Training International for their article on dealing with inner conflict.
- PsychCentral for their article on Flow.
- Psych2Go for their Creative Thinking animation.
- Richard M. McFall, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Indiana University, for an adapted version of the Mystical Monitor: email: mcfall@indiana.edu.
- Therapist Aid for their list of emotion words:
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- Natalie Hanley, NHS Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, for providing her Tidy Mind Doodles. Instagram: @tidyminddoodles, email: natalie_hanley@yahoo.co.uk.
- Alex Hopkins, Digital Media Studies, UWE, for creating animations of self-help guidance.
Consultation on self-help content
Vivien Ainley, Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, Royal
Holloway, University of London.
Lisa Feldman Barrett, Director, Interdisciplinary Affective Science
Laboratory, Northeastern University, USA.
Carrie Chambers,
Senior Wellbeing Practitioner, UWE, Bristol.
Katie Hoemann, Postgraduate Researcher, Interdisciplinary Affective Science
Laboratory, Northeastern University, USA
Phil Moore,
Consultant Neuropsychologist and Clinical Psychologist in Private Practice,
Great Torrington Devon.
Karen Quigley, Co-Director, Interdisciplinary Affective Science
Laboratory, Northeastern University, USA.
Permission to use videos and other
self-help materials
Christoulla Boodram, Executive
Producer & Host, Chrissy B. show: www.chrissybshow.tv/mhdchallenge
Jon Brooks, Music and Audio Production, Manchester, UK: http://www.jonbrooks.co.uk/Home.html
Dr. Courtenay Raspin, Clinical Director, Altum Health, London, UK:
Joel Dames, Attention Training Therapy:
https://joeldames.com/
Steve Poole, Croonedaway.
Jason Stephenson, Sleep Meditation Music.
Lana Blakely, video talks on mental health.
Disclaimer
Where we have supplied app users with links to online
materials which are not clearly described as free to use or published under a
Creative Commons licence, the SAM Project Team at UWE Bristol has made every
reasonable effort to contact the owners or publishers to request permission to
link to or use the material.
In the following cases where we have included links
to offline material, we have been unable to contact or elicit a reply from the
sources but would like to recognise their contribution to the wellbeing of our
users.
Medical News Today for link to How to use 4-7-8 breathing for anxiety.
Medical News Today for link to 30 grounding techniques to quiet distressing thoughts.
Slađana Trajković for link to video of Fractals in nature.
Living Well for link to audio guidance on muscle relaxation.
finalman242 for link to Mandelbrot Voyage video with music.
Mr Timer for link to 30 Minute Timer with Classical, Calm Music.
MoodTools for link to Adagio in G Minor (Albinoni).
Eisenhower.me for link to the Eisenhower matrix for managing competing priorities.
If we have omitted to acknowledge
any other provider of offline material, our apologies and please contact the
SAM Project Team at UWE in order that we can include an acknowledgement in a
later version of the app.