Computerised cognitive behaviour therapy (CCBT)
Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CCBT)
- computerised CBT is CBT delivered via a computer interface or over the telephone with a computer led response
- computer programme is interactive making appropriate responses to patient input
CBT has been shown to be both effective and cost-effective in reducing depressive symptoms, and may reduce the number of sickness absence days from work, whether this is face to face or CCBT (1,2).
Reference
- Nieuwenhuijsen K, Verbeek JH, Neumeyer-Gromen A, et al. Interventions to improve return to work in depressed people. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Oct 13;(10):CD006237.
- Andrews G, Basu A, Cuijpers P, et al. Computer therapy for the anxiety and depression disorders is effective, acceptable and practical health care: an updated meta-analysis. J Anxiety Disord. 2018 Apr;55:70-78.
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