Cognitive and Behavioral Skills Exercises Completed by Patients with Major Depression During Smartphone Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:A strong and growing body of evidence has demonstrated the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), either face-to-face, in person, or as self-help via the Internet, for depression. However, CBT is a complex intervention consisting of several putatively effective components, and how each component may or may not contribute to the overall effectiveness of CBT is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate how the users of smartphone CBT use and benefit from various components of the program. METHODS:This is a secondary analysis from a 9-week, single-blind, randomized controlled trial that has demonstrated the effectiveness of adjunctive use of smartphone CBT (Kokoro-App) over antidepressant pharmacotherapy alone among patients with drug-resis

SUBMITTER: Furukawa TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5785683 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature