Computer-Assisted for Depression & Anxiety: Increasing Accessibility to Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatment
Abstract
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most effective nonpharmacological treatment for almost all mental disorders, especially anxiety and depression. The treatment is time limited, encourages self-help skills, is problem focused, is inductive, and requires that individuals develop and practice skills in their own environment through homework. However, most of those with mental health issues are unable to seek help because of factors related to treatment availability, accessibility, and cost. CBT is well suited to computerization and is easy to teach to nurses. In this article we describe outcome studies of computer-assisted CBT (cCBT), outline the current technologies available, discuss concerns and resistance associated with computerized therapy, and consider the role of nurses in using cCBT.
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- Authors
- Stuhlmiller, C., & Tolchard, B.
- Affiliations
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
- University of Essex (GB)
- Venue
- Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
- Publisher
- SLACK, Inc.
- Published
- 2009-07
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 32-39
- ISSN
- 0279-3695 (ISSN-L)
- 1938-2413
- OpenAlex
- W2091834879
- Cited by
- 25
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 0.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- TeesRep (Teesside University) (publishedVersion)
- Open Access at Essex (University of Essex) (submittedVersion)
- RUNE (Research UNE) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- depression, anxiety, barriers to treatment, mental health care costs, nurse-led intervention, homework, outcomes research
- MeSH terms
- Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Humans, Therapy, Computer-Assisted, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Health Care Costs
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