The role of knowledge in internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for adolescent depression: Results from a randomised controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Clients' knowledge about their condition and treatment is considered crucial for general health improvement, and knowledge acquisition is an essential part in internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT). Yet, little is known about the role of knowledge and how it influences treatment outcome. This study aimed to examine if explicit knowledge increased following ICBT for adolescent depression, if knowledge gain would be associated with symptom reduction, and if pre-existing knowledge predicted changes in depressive symptoms.

Methods

Seventy-one adolescents were randomised to a therapist-supported ICBT or a attention control condition. A measure of depression (BDI-II) and a knowledge test dealing with depression, comorbid anxiety, and its CBT-

SUBMITTER: Berg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6260280 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature