Transdiagnostic internet treatment for anxiety and depression: A randomised controlled trial
Disorder-specific cognitive behavioural therapy programs delivered over the internet (iCBT) with clinicianguidance are effective at treating specific anxiety disorders and depression. The present study examined the efficacy of a transdiagnostic iCBT protocol to treat three anxiety disorders and/or d...
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| author | Titov, N. Dear, B. Schwencke, G. Andrews, G. Johnston, L. Craske, M. McEvoy, Peter |
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| description | Disorder-specific cognitive behavioural therapy programs delivered over the internet (iCBT) with clinicianguidance are effective at treating specific anxiety disorders and depression. The present study examined the efficacy of a transdiagnostic iCBT protocol to treat three anxiety disorders and/or depression within the same program (the Wellbeing Program). Seventy-seven individuals with a principaldiagnosis of major depression, generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and/or social phobia wererandomly assigned to a Treatment or Waitlist Control group. Treatment consisted of CBT-based onlineeducational lessons and homework assignments, weekly email or telephone contact from a clinicalpsychologist, access to a moderated online discussion forum, and automated emails. Eighty one percent of Treatment group participants completed all 8 lessons within the 10 week program. Post-treatment data were collected from 34/37 Treatment group and 35/37 Control group participants, and 3-month follow-up data were collected from 32/37 Treatment group participants. Relative to Controls, Treatment group participants reported significantly reduced symptoms of anxiety and depression as measured by the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales-21 item, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 item, and Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 item scales, with corresponding between-groups effect sizes (Cohen’s d) at post treatment of .56, .58, and .52, respectively. The clinician spent a mean time of 84.76 min (SD ¼ 50.37) per person over the program. Participants rated the procedure as highly acceptable, and gains were sustained at follow-up. These results provide preliminary support for the efficacy of transdiagnostic iCBT in the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-369812017-02-28T01:44:10Z Transdiagnostic internet treatment for anxiety and depression: A randomised controlled trial Titov, N. Dear, B. Schwencke, G. Andrews, G. Johnston, L. Craske, M. McEvoy, Peter Randomised controlled trial (RCT) Anxiety (iCBT) Treatment Internet Internet cognitive behavioural therapy Depression - Transdiagnostic Disorder-specific cognitive behavioural therapy programs delivered over the internet (iCBT) with clinicianguidance are effective at treating specific anxiety disorders and depression. The present study examined the efficacy of a transdiagnostic iCBT protocol to treat three anxiety disorders and/or depression within the same program (the Wellbeing Program). Seventy-seven individuals with a principaldiagnosis of major depression, generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and/or social phobia wererandomly assigned to a Treatment or Waitlist Control group. Treatment consisted of CBT-based onlineeducational lessons and homework assignments, weekly email or telephone contact from a clinicalpsychologist, access to a moderated online discussion forum, and automated emails. Eighty one percent of Treatment group participants completed all 8 lessons within the 10 week program. Post-treatment data were collected from 34/37 Treatment group and 35/37 Control group participants, and 3-month follow-up data were collected from 32/37 Treatment group participants. Relative to Controls, Treatment group participants reported significantly reduced symptoms of anxiety and depression as measured by the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales-21 item, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 item, and Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 item scales, with corresponding between-groups effect sizes (Cohen’s d) at post treatment of .56, .58, and .52, respectively. The clinician spent a mean time of 84.76 min (SD ¼ 50.37) per person over the program. Participants rated the procedure as highly acceptable, and gains were sustained at follow-up. These results provide preliminary support for the efficacy of transdiagnostic iCBT in the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36981 Elsevier restricted |
| spellingShingle | Randomised controlled trial (RCT) Anxiety (iCBT) Treatment Internet Internet cognitive behavioural therapy Depression - Transdiagnostic Titov, N. Dear, B. Schwencke, G. Andrews, G. Johnston, L. Craske, M. McEvoy, Peter Transdiagnostic internet treatment for anxiety and depression: A randomised controlled trial |
| title | Transdiagnostic internet treatment for anxiety and depression: A randomised controlled trial |
| title_full | Transdiagnostic internet treatment for anxiety and depression: A randomised controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | Transdiagnostic internet treatment for anxiety and depression: A randomised controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transdiagnostic internet treatment for anxiety and depression: A randomised controlled trial |
| title_short | Transdiagnostic internet treatment for anxiety and depression: A randomised controlled trial |
| title_sort | transdiagnostic internet treatment for anxiety and depression: a randomised controlled trial |
| topic | Randomised controlled trial (RCT) Anxiety (iCBT) Treatment Internet Internet cognitive behavioural therapy Depression - Transdiagnostic |
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