Low intensity vs. self-guided internet-delivered psychotherapy for major depression: a multicenter, controlled, randomized study.

Major depression will become the second most important cause of disability in 2020. Computerized cognitive-behaviour therapy could be an efficacious and cost-effective option for its treatment. No studies on cost-effectiveness of low intensity vs self-guided psychotherapy has been carried out. The a...

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Authors: López-Del-Hoyo Y; Olivan B; Luciano JV; Mayoral F; Roca M; Gili M; Andres E; Serrano-Blanco A; Collazo F; Araya R; Baños R; Botella C; Magallón R; García-Campayo J
Format: Article
Status:Published version
Publication date:2013
Country:España
Institution:Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Repository:r-FSJD. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica de la Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
OAI Identifier:oai:fsjd.fundanetsuite.com:p772
Online Access:https://fsjd.fundanetsuite.com/Publicaciones/ProdCientif/PublicacionFrw.aspx?id=772
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23312003/
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Depression
Computer-delivered psychotherapy
Randomized controlled trial
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Summary:Major depression will become the second most important cause of disability in 2020. Computerized cognitive-behaviour therapy could be an efficacious and cost-effective option for its treatment. No studies on cost-effectiveness of low intensity vs self-guided psychotherapy has been carried out. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of low intensity vs self-guided psychotherapy for major depression in the Spanish health system.