Improving the Efficiency of Psychotherapy for Depression: Computer-Assisted Versus Standard CBT.

CONCLUSIONS: The study findings indicate that a method of CCBT that blends Internet-delivered skill-building modules with about 5 hours of therapeutic contact was noninferior to a conventional course of CBT that provided over 8 additional hours of therapist contact. Future studies should focus on dissemination and optimizing therapist support methods to maximize the public health significance of CCBT.
PMID: 28969439 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry - October 3, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thase ME, Wright JH, Eells TD, Barrett MS, Wisniewski SR, Balasubramani GK, McCrone P, Brown GK Tags: Am J Psychiatry Source Type: research