Computer Therapy for the Anxiety and Depressive Disorders Is Effective, Acceptable and Practical Health Care: A Meta-Analysis

Andrews, Gavin; Cuijpers, Pim; Craske, Michelle G.; McEvoy, Peter M.; Titov, Nickolai

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“…Caregivers participation in and evaluation of the intervention "mastery over dementia" (N = 68) rate is rather high in this study (55.7%), although it is within the range of other Internet therapies varying from roughly 0% to 75% (f.i. Waller and Gilbody, 2009;Andrews et al, 2010) but higher as compared to Internet-based CBT for adult depression (Van Ballegooijen et al, 2014) and also higher than face to face CBT (Wilson et al, 2008). Attrition is one of the major barriers of Internet interventions (Waller and Gilbody, 2009).…”

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“…There were different reasons for not completing the intervention, not only related to the functioning of the person with dementia and the caregiver, but also to aspects of the intervention as perceived by the caregiver. The total number of eight lessons and a booster session makes MoD one of the longest compared to other Internet interventions (Andrews et al, 2010: range of lessons is 5-9) and it might be worthwhile to shorten MoD. Regarding the intensity of MoD, it is remarkable that almost half of the caregivers who signed up for the intervention took all lessons, given their highlevel of psychological distress.…”

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“…Kelders et al, 2012), there are also studies revealing that Internet CBT with no or brief therapist support show substantial results comparable to face-to-face therapy (f.i. Andrews et al, 2010). Peck (2010) claims that the therapeutic relationship must be viewed as a vehicle or channel that facilitates or hinders the true working components of a therapy instead of a working component itself.…”

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“…A recent systematic review among family caregivers of people with dementia suggests that Internet interventions can also improve caregiver well-being, including depression and self-efficacy (Boots et al, 2014). Although evidence on the cost-effectiveness of Internet-based interventions is still scarce, first results are cautiously positive (Hedman et al, 2012;Arnberg et al, 2014).…”

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Acceptability of a guided self-help Internet intervention for family caregivers: mastery over dementia

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Background:The number of people with dementia is increasing rapidly. Providing care to a relative or friend with dementia may lead to serious mental health problems. Internet interventions may offer opportunities to improve the availability and accessibility of (cost)effective interventions to reduce family caregivers' psychological distress. This study describes the acceptability of a guided self-help Internet intervention "mastery over dementia" (MoD), aimed at reducing caregivers' psychological distress, in terms of reach, adherence and user evaluation.

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“…anxiety disorders, depression, body dissatisfaction, sexual dysfunction) have been meta-analytically shown to result in medium to large treatment effects that are comparable to those of their face-to-face equivalents (Andersson, Cuijpers, Carlbring, Riper, & Hedman, 2014). e-mental health interventions are usually based on CBT and they have been shown to be effective in reducing symptoms of common mental disorders such as PTSD (Kuester, Niemeyer, & Knaevelsrud, 2016; Sijbrandij, Kunovski, & Cuijpers, 2016), depression (Andrews, Cuijpers, Craske, McEvoy, & Titov, 2010), phobia (Andrews et al, 2010), panic disorder (Carlbring et al, 2006), and insomnia (van Straten et al, 2014), among others.…”

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Strengthening mental health care systems for Syrian refugees in Europe and the Middle East: integrating scalable psychological interventions in eight countries

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The crisis in Syria has resulted in vast numbers of refugees seeking asylum in Syria’s neighbouring countries as well as in Europe. Refugees are at considerable risk of developing common mental disorders, including depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Most refugees do not have access to mental health services for these problems because of multiple barriers in national and refugee specific health systems, including limited availability of mental health professionals. To counter some of challenges arising from limited mental health system capacity the World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a range of scalable psychological interventions aimed at reducing psychological distress and improving functioning in people living in communities affected by adversity. These interventions, including Problem Management Plus (PM+) and its variants, are intended to be delivered through individual or group face-to-face or smartphone formats by lay, non-professional people who have not received specialized mental health training,We provide an evidence-based rationale for the use of the scalable PM+ oriented programmes being adapted for Syrian refugees and provide information on the newly launched STRENGTHS programme for adapting, testing and scaling up of PM+ in various modalities in both neighbouring and European countries hosting Syrian refugees.

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Adults With Comorbid Medical Conditions

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Computer Therapy for the Anxiety and Depressive Disorders Is Effective, Acceptable and Practical Health Care: A Meta-Analysis

Cited by 1,179 publications

References 50 publications

Acceptability of a guided self-help Internet intervention for family caregivers: mastery over dementia

Acceptability of a guided self-help Internet intervention for family caregivers: mastery over dementia

Strengthening mental health care systems for Syrian refugees in Europe and the Middle East: integrating scalable psychological interventions in eight countries

Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Adults With Comorbid Medical Conditions

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