Implementation of a computer-assisted cognitive-behavioral therapy program for adults with depression and anxiety in an outpatient specialty mental health clinic.

ABSTRACT: Computer-assisted psychotherapy programs have demonstrated efficacy and potential for improving access to mental health services. However, little is known about their implementation, uptake and acceptability in real-world settings. As a quality improvement effort, we designed and implemented a computer-assisted cognitive-behavioral therapy (cCBT) program for adults in an outpatient specialty mental health clinic. We sought to increase access to psychotherapy services while maintaining good patient uptake and acceptability. The program included two pathways: (I) a cCBT-only pathway in which new clinic patients had access to online modules and up to ten 30-min telehealth appointments with a mental health clinician; and (II) an augmented-psychotherapy pathway in which clinicians recommended a

SUBMITTER: Steidtmann D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11811650 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature