Meta-review of the effectiveness of computerised CBT in treating depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several computerised cognitive behaviour therapy (cCBT) packages are now available to treat mild to moderate depression with or without anxiety. These have been usually been reviewed alongside cCBT for a wide range of psychological problems. Here, we single out the results of these reviews for the most common mental disorder, mild to moderate depression. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the quality of existing reviews and to enable reliable comparisons of alternative computer packages for the same patient group.

Methods

A thorough search and analysis of reviews of efficacy of cCBT published between 1999 and February 2011.

Results

The search yielded twelve systematic reviews from ten studies covering depression. Their methodology is appraised and selecte

SUBMITTER: Foroushani PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3180363 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature