What therapists do during guidance in individually tailored internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for depressive symptoms: A content analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Therapist-supported internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) can be effective for individuals with depressive symptoms. However, it remains unclear how therapists act when guiding individually tailored ICBT. This study examined therapist behaviors in guided ICBT where therapists choose participant modules, focusing on the proportions of behaviors and behaviors' associations with depressive symptoms and negative treatment effects.

Methods

Content analysis was employed to examine 1055 messages sent from six therapists to 62 participants. Z-tests for proportions were used to compare therapist behaviors in the current study to those reported in studies on non-tailored ICBT. The association between therapist behavior frequencies and changes in depres

SUBMITTER: Aminoff V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12495253 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature