Effectiveness of General Practitioner Referral Versus Self-Referral Pathways to Guided Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression, Panic Disorder, and Social Anxiety Disorder: Naturalistic Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Therapist-guided, internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (guided ICBT) appears to be efficacious for depression, panic disorder (PD), and social anxiety disorder (SAD) in routine care clinical settings. However, implementation of guided ICBT in specialist mental health services is limited partly due to low referral rates from general practitioners (GP), which may stem from lack of awareness, limited knowledge of its effectiveness, or negative attitudes toward the treatment format. In response, self-referral systems were introduced in mental health care about a decade ago to improve access to care, yet little is known about how referral pathways may affect treatment outcomes in guided ICBT.

Objective

This study aims to compare the overall treatment effecti

SUBMITTER: Bjarke J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11962571 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature