Psychological treatments for depression delivered via the internet and supported by a clinician: an update

Authors

  • Gerhard Andersson Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Sweden Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Lise B. Nordgren Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Sweden
  • Monica Buhrman Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Box 12 25, SE-751 42 Uppsala, Sweden
  • Per Carlbring Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/rppc.vol.19.num.3.2014.13903

Keywords:

Internet, guided self-help, mood disorders, face-to-face treatment.

Abstract

Guided internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (ICBT) has been tested in many trials since the early studies dating back to the late 1990’s. The aim of this review was to investigate the most recent literature on guided ICBT for depression. We identified 11 controlled studies published between January 2013 and September 2014. Overall, large treatment effects were observed with a few exceptions. A majority (7 studies) provided some information regarding unwanted effects such as deterioration. Three studies directly compared guided ICBT against face-to-face CBT. We added an earlier study and calculated meta-analytic summary statistics for the four studies involving a total of 336 participants. The average effect size difference was Hedges g = 0.12 (95% CI: -0.08~0.32) in the direction of favouring guided ICBT, but with no practical importance. We conclude that guided ICBT is a promising treatment for depression and mood disorders and that the research is rapidly expanding.

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Andersson, G., Nordgren, L. B., Buhrman, M., & Carlbring, P. (2015). Psychological treatments for depression delivered via the internet and supported by a clinician: an update. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Psychology   , 19(3), 217–225. https://doi.org/10.5944/rppc.vol.19.num.3.2014.13903

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