Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Title
Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Publication Date
2017
Author(s)
Wootton, Bethany
( editor )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9036-0699
Email: bwootton@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:bwootton
Diefenbach, Gretchen J
Editor
Editor(s): Amy Wenzel
Type of document
Entry In Reference Work
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Sage Publications, Inc
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks, United States of America
Edition
1
DOI
10.4135/9781483365817.n311
UNE publication id
une:21731
Abstract
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is empirically supported for a wide range of mental health conditions and is often recommended as a first-line psychiatric treatment. However, access to CBT is limited by barriers such as high costs, lack of locally trained cognitive behavioral therapists, inability to take time off work or other responsibilities to attend treatment, and stigma. Computerized CBT (cCBT) provides an option for treatment dissemination that can decrease these barriers and improve access to care. Like traditional face-to-face CBT, cCBT provides psychoeducation and guidance on implementing skills for behavior change; however, the information and skills are presented via a computerized platform. cCBT programs are quite heterogeneous, and the various formats, along with the strengths and limitations of cCBT, are outlined in this entry.
Link
Citation
The Sage Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology, v.7, p. 808-810
ISBN
9781483365831
9781483365817
Start page
808
End page
810

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