Live psychotherapy by video versus in-person: A meta-analysis of efficacy and its relationship to types and targets of treatment

In conclusion, substantial and significant improvement occurs from pre- to post-phases of VDP, this in turn differing negligibly from IPP treatment outcome. The VDP improvement is most pronounced when CBT is used, and when anxiety, depression, or PTSD are targeted, and it remains strong though attenuated by publication bias. Clinically, therapy is no less efficacious when delivered via videoconferencing than in-person, with efficacy most pronounced in CBT for affective disorders. Live psychotherapy by video emerges not only as a popular and convenient choice but also one that is now upheld by meta-analytic evidence.PMID:33826190 | DOI:10.1002/cpp.2594
Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research