Treatment of Major Depression: Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy with an Internet Course as a Central Component

Title
Treatment of Major Depression: Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy with an Internet Course as a Central Component
Publication Date
2009
Author(s)
Jacmon, John
Malouff, John M
Taylor, Neil
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8438-319X
Email: ntaylor6@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:ntaylor6
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Swinburne University of Technology, Faculty of Life and Social Sciences
Place of publication
Australia
UNE publication id
une:5142
Abstract
Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is moderately effective for depression, but it tends to be expensive and inconvenient for clients. This article describes an attempt to provide a 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 had a mean of 3.7 individual sessions and showed substantial improvement, equivalent to similar individuals who received far more face-to-face 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 reduce cost and inconvenience to clients.
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Citation
E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 5(2), p. 1-8
ISSN
1832-7931
Start page
1
End page
8

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