Treatment of Major Depression: Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior Therapy with an Internet Course as a Central Component
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Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is moderately effective for depression, but it tends to be expensive and inconvenient for clients. This article describes an attempt to provide more cost-effective and convenient treatment for major depression by using the Internet to provide the bulk of the treatment. Nine adults with major depression participated in the study, and six of these individuals completed the treatment. The clients who completed treatment received a mean of 3.7 individual sessions and showed substantial improvement, equivalent to similar individuals who received far more individual sessions in studies of traditional CBT for depression. The results suggest that it is feasible, at least with some clients, to use the Internet to provide a major part of CBT for depression and to thereby minimize costs and inconvenience to clients.
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Several of these studies have small sample sizes or no control group for the condition that includes a DMHI combined with psychotherapy or health professional support.
“However, several of these studies have small sample sizes [464852] or no control group for the condition that includes a DMHI combined with psychotherapy or health professional support [474950].”
Several research studies show the combination of DMHIs with psychotherapy sessions or health professional support may improve symptoms of depression, anxiety, panic disorder, comorbid depression and alcohol use, and hoarding disorder.
“In principle, blended care could work in Australia, as several research studies show the combination of DMHIs with psychotherapy sessions or health professional support may improve symptoms of depression [46-48], anxiety [48], panic disorder [4950], comorbid depression and alcohol use [51], and hoarding disorder [52].”
Australian research on blended care is limited; preliminary results indicate that blending digital and face-to-face therapy may improve symptoms of depression and anxiety.
“Australian research on blended care is limited; however, preliminary results align with studies in other countries [14,21,22,24] and indicate that blending digital and face-to-face therapy may improve symptoms of depression [49-51] and anxiety [51].”
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- Authors
- Jacmon, J., Malouff, J., & Taylor, N.
- Venue
- E-Journal of Applied Psychology
- Publisher
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Published
- 2010-01-03
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 2
- ISSN
- 1832-7931 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1982902009
- Cited by
- 17
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.97
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- E-Journal of Applied Psychology (publishedVersion)
- 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 › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- major depressive disorder, cognitive behavioral therapy, online therapy, online courses, cost-effectiveness, treatment feasibility, depression treatment
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