TY - JOUR
KW - Anxiety/economics/therapy
KW - Cognitive Therapy/economics/instrumentation
KW - Cost-Benefit Analysis
KW - Delivery of Health Care
KW - Depression/economics/therapy
KW - Humans
KW - Internet/economics
KW - Therapy, Computer-Assisted/economics
AU - I. Marks
AU - K. Cavanagh
A1 - 
AB - Evidence is growing that several computer-aided psychotherapy (CP) systems can effectively improve a range of common mental health problems. Most clients find CP acceptable because of its convenience, confidentiality, and reduction of stigma. CP can be accessed in a clinic, but recently clients have used CP especially on the Internet at home, with brief support on a telephone helpline and/or by email. Brief and efficient screening and support greatly reduce attrition. CP's efficacy, and encouragement of its dissemination and implementation by some national funding bodies and governmental agencies, has led to its spread as a regular care option and is increasing access to psychological therapies in some countries. Transfer of this new approach from use in tight research studies to use as an integrated part of everyday care under widely varying conditions generates teething problems that are being managed in diverse ways across different centers. Anonymized Internet audit of CP outcomes facilitates effective care and clinical governance. This review examines the current state of the art as well as the science and broad applications of CP.
BT - Annual review of clinical psychology
C5 - HIT & Telehealth
CY - United States
DO - 10.1146/annurev.clinpsy.032408.153538
JF - Annual review of clinical psychology
N2 - Evidence is growing that several computer-aided psychotherapy (CP) systems can effectively improve a range of common mental health problems. Most clients find CP acceptable because of its convenience, confidentiality, and reduction of stigma. CP can be accessed in a clinic, but recently clients have used CP especially on the Internet at home, with brief support on a telephone helpline and/or by email. Brief and efficient screening and support greatly reduce attrition. CP's efficacy, and encouragement of its dissemination and implementation by some national funding bodies and governmental agencies, has led to its spread as a regular care option and is increasing access to psychological therapies in some countries. Transfer of this new approach from use in tight research studies to use as an integrated part of everyday care under widely varying conditions generates teething problems that are being managed in diverse ways across different centers. Anonymized Internet audit of CP outcomes facilitates effective care and clinical governance. This review examines the current state of the art as well as the science and broad applications of CP.
PP - United States
PY - 2009
SN - 1548-5951; 1548-5943
SP - 121
EP - 141
EP - 
T1 - Computer-aided psychological treatments: evolving issues
T2 - Annual review of clinical psychology
TI - Computer-aided psychological treatments: evolving issues
U1 - HIT & Telehealth
U2 - 19327027
U3 - 10.1146/annurev.clinpsy.032408.153538
VL - 5
VO - 1548-5951; 1548-5943
Y1 - 2009
ER -