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Guided Internet-Based Treatments in Psychiatry

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Major depression and depressive symptoms are widely prevalent and there is a need for cost-effective and easily available psychological treatments. There is a large and growing literature on guided Internet-based CBT (ICBT) for depression and depressive symptoms. In this chapter, we give examples of programs and review the evidence. When compared against waiting list controls, guided ICBT has large effects, and studies also suggest that guided ICBT is probably as effective as face-to-face CBT. There are studies on long-term effects and effectiveness data showing that effects can endure and that ICBT can be effective in clinically representative settings. There are yet few studies on the cost-effectiveness of guided ICBT for depression, and more studies are needed in which Internet and face-to-face CBT are blended. Moreover, most studies have been on adults and studies are needed with adolescents and older adults as target groups.

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    Gerhard Andersson PhD

  2. MSB Medical School Berlin, Hochschule für Gesundheit und Medizin, Villa Siemens, Calandrellistraße 1-9, Berlin, 12247, Germany

    Birgit Wagner PhD

  3. Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, Amsterdam, BT 1081, The Netherlands

    Pim Cuijpers PhD

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