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

1. 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.
2. 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.